Medical waste which has been treated shall meet the following requirements when transported off-site for disposal.
- (1) Transporters shall deliver the waste to an approved municipal solid waste landfill for disposal.
- (2) Treated medical waste that meets the requirements of 335-17-6-.01 may be mixed with other solid waste for transportation to a disposal facility in vehicles where compaction of the waste will take place.
- (3) When written certification is required on a per load basis as defined by the Department or the permittee of the disposal facility, transporters shall deliver the certification, provided by the person who treated the waste, to the permittee or his designee of the disposal facility utilized. Certifications required on a less frequent basis shall be provided by the treatment facility directly to the disposal facility permittee.
- (4) Pursuant to the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, §22-22A-4(i), additional regulations addressing the transportation of solid waste remain within the function of the State Health Department pursuant to Code of Alabama 1975, §22-22A-5, §22-22A-8, and §22-27-9.
Author: James L. Bryant. Ashley S. Powell
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-27-9, 22-27-12.
History: New Rule: Filed December 12, 2011; effective January 16, 2012. Amended: Published June 30, 2025; effective August 14, 2025.