N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-1507: Treatment and disposal of regulated medical waste

§ 27-1507. Treatment and disposal of regulated medical waste.

1. Treatment or disposal of regulated medical waste shall be by one of

the following methods:

a. By incineration in a regulated medical waste incineration facility

approved and under permit pursuant to article nineteen of this chapter

which provides complete combustion of the waste to carbonized or

mineralized ash. Regulated medical waste so combusted shall be

disposable as nonhazardous waste provided it is not an otherwise

hazardous waste as defined in the regulations promulgated under section

27-0903 of this article.

b. By discharge to sewerage system if the waste is liquid or

semi-liquid except as specifically prohibited by the commissioner or the

commissioner of health.

c. By decontamination by autoclaving, or by other technique approved

by the department of health. Regulated medical waste so treated shall be

disposed of as solid waste provided it is not otherwise a hazardous

waste as defined in section 27-0903 of this article or the regulations

promulgated thereunder, and is accompanied by a certificate, in a form

prescribed by the commissioner of health which evidences such treatment.

d. By other method approved in writing by the commissioner of health.

2. Regulated medical wastes shall not be disposed of by burial at a

landfill disposal facility, unless treated in accordance with

subdivision one of this section. All sharps must be rendered

unrecognizable prior to disposal.