[Adopted by Ord. No. 88:20]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any waste generated during the treatment of a patient other
than from an individual household source. Sources of medical waste
shall include, but not be limited to, offices of physicians, dentists,
and veterinarians, medical laboratories, animal hospitals, nursing
homes, and hospitals. Types of medical waste shall include, but not
be limited to, any and all instruments, supplies, containers, gloves,
tubing, bandages, surgical gowns, and surgical masks. Any such waste
which would be classified as hazardous, toxic, pathological, or infectious
waste shall be separately disposed of pursuant to the regulations
of the New Jersey State Department of Health and the New Jersey State
Department of Environmental Protection.
[Amended by Ord. No. 88:41]
A.
Any person receiving garbage collection services from
the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills shall separate medical waste
from all other waste generated on the premises.
B.
Disposal of medical waste where Township garbage collection
is provided. No person receiving garbage collection services from
the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills shall dispose of medical waste
in any container which is to be collected by the Township of Parsippany-Troy
Hills, unless it is in a container specifically designated by the
Township Department of Health for the disposal of medical waste. Such
medical waste shall be disposed of by utilizing specifically identified
bags which may be purchased from the Township for a fee of $10 per
bag.
C.
Disposal of medical waste where Township garbage collection
is not provided. Any medical waste generated by offices of physicians,
dentists and veterinarians located within the Township which are not
receiving Township Garbage Collection services may be disposed of
in a container designated for that purpose by the Township Department
of Health by utilizing specifically identified bags which may be purchased
from the Township for a fee of $10 per bag. Such medical waste shall
be separated from other waste generated on the premises.
D.
No person shall dispose of medical waste at the Township
container except as authorized by this article.
The Director of the Department of Health, or
his duly authorized designee, is hereby designated and authorized
as the enforcement officer of this article.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
or fail to comply with any provision of this article shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed $500.
