MCF Environmental Services have been serving medical clinics, laboratories, education institutions and local businesses for more than 30 years, offering specialist waste collection and disposal services for hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams.
The state of Ohio is authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a hazardous waste program that complies with the regulations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). What does that mean for hazardous waste generators throughout the state?
Ohio has the authority to permit the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste from healthcare, industrial, and other entities that generate hazardous waste. Such waste management programs are enforceable through the EPA’s Infectious Waste Program as overseen by Ohio’s EPA.
Working with a reputable waste management company is beneficial when seeking to not only find but clarify state and federal regulations when it comes to permits, transportation, and types of hazardous waste disposal options that are available in Ohio. The same applies to the status of all businesses in regard to volume of infectious waste generated (small quantity waste generators as opposed to a large quantity generator). Infectious waste generator forms must be filled out accurately.
It can be time-consuming to look for specific rules applicable to certain types of waste, especially the generation of hazardous and/or infectious waste in Ohio’s Revised Codes. Partnering with experts with knowledge of regulations for transportation of infectious or hazardous materials in the state (per Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission) is also important to ensure compliance.
Stay up to date on Ohio’s Administrative Codes or their Revised Codes, such as:
Make sure that definitions of waste for the state of Ohio are known by all employees who handle or segregate potentially hazardous or infectious waste. Those definitions are found in Section 3734.01 of Ohio’s Laws and Administrative Rules.
Ensure compliance guidance from the Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention to make sure your business is in good stead with environmental regulations. Know where to turn and who to ask to ensure that your business or facility – regardless of size or volume of infectious or hazardous waste produced – stays within state and federal government guidelines.
MCF Environmental Services provides customized services to ensure compliant waste stream management in Ohio with cost-effective and sustainable processes that protect the public and the environment.
