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ACCEPTABLE WASTES
Under Maryland law a hospital, laboratory or other health care facility may not dispose of Infectious Waste, or cause Infectious Waste to be disposed of, in a landfill system in the State. All Special Medical Waste (SMW) must be treated to render it non-infectious before final disposal. Curtis Bay Energy is capable of treating all types of medical waste and reducing these waste materials to non-infectious, non-hazardous, solid residue. Curtis Bay Energy is authorized under its operating permit, issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), to accept the following types of waste for treatment:
I. WASTES DEFINED AS:
¨ Special Medical Waste (SMW)in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR 10.06.06.02 & 26.13.11.02)
¨ Infectious Wastesin the Environment Article § 9-227 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
¨ Regulated Waste in 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §1910.1030
II. MEDICAL WASTES, including wastes that are generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of humans or animals or in related research; in the production/testing of biological vaccines; and in the preparation and administration of chemotherapy agents
III. INTERNATIONAL USDA/MARPOL WASTE as defined by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 7 CFR §330.400 and 9 CFR §94.5, under which Garbage is regulated to prevent the spread of dangerous plant diseases and insect pests or other plant pests, and to prevent the dissemination of plant pests and livestock and poultry diseases through international movement of means of conveyance, including airliners, ships and naval vessels.
IV. MEDICAL RECORDS, AND OTHER CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS
V. NON-HAZARDOUS PHARMACEUTICALS including over-the-counter medications, prescription drugs, controlled substances, and other non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste products from manufacturers and laboratories, such as labels and pharmaceutical containers
VI. GENERAL WASTES, including office and food preparation wastes from medical institutions, that by being co-mingled with infectious or potentially infectious materials at the point of generation, are thereby classified as Special Medical Waste
