Composting Facilities

Once composting facility design and municipal solid waste operational rules are developed, plan approval will be required for sludge and composting facilities. Until that time, these facilities shall submit a notice to ADEQ. In addition, composting facilities may be subject to aquifer protection permit requirements, if there is potential for discharge of pollutants to the groundwater. Composting facilities must operate according to minimum operating standards.

Biohazardous Medical Waste Facilities

"Medical waste" means any solid waste that is generated in diagnosing, treating or immunizing a human being or animal or in any research relating to that diagnosis, treatment or immunization, or in producing or testing biologicals, and includes discarded drugs. "Biohazardous medical waste" is medical waste that is composed of one or more of the following: cultures and stocks; human blood and blood products; human pathologic wastes; medical sharps; and research animal wastes. The department has adopted specific rules for handling biohazardous medical waste and discarded drugs. Non-biohazardous medical waste is handled as solid waste.

• Rules for handling, treating, and disposing of biohazardous medical waste were adopted in September 1999.
  • A.A.C. R18-13-1401 - rules for handling, treatment and disposal of biohazardous medical waste.
• Open Biohazardous Medical Waste Facilities
  • To operate a biohazardous medical waste storage, transfer, treatment and disposal facility, an owner or operator must apply for solid waste facility plan approval. Plan approval checklists are available for storage, transfer, treatment and disposal facilities.
    • Biohazardous Medical Waste Facility Application Checklist
• Registered Biohazardous Medical Waste Transporters
  • Biohazardous medical waste transporters must apply for registration. Registration forms are available for biohazardous medical waste transporters.
    • Biohazardous Medical Waste Transporters Registration Form
• Registered Alternative Biohazardous Medical Waste Treatment Technologies
  • Alternative biohazardous medical waste treatment technologies must be approved and registered with the department for use in this state. An alternative biohazardous treatment technology approval checklist is available.
    • Alternative Biohazardous Medical Waste Treatment Technologies Application Checklist

See also:
  Related Statutes and Rules

Open Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs)

A municipal solid waste landfill is defined as any solid waste landfill that accepts household waste, household hazardous waste or conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste.

• Open Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
• Waste Accepted by Tonnage at MSWLFs in 2001, go to Appendix 1

The Arizona Revised Statutes adopt the federal criteria for MSWLFs (40 CFR 258 or "RCRA Subtitle D") by reference.

• 40 CFR 258 - RCRA Subtitle D
• MSWLFs are required to obtain solid waste facility plan approval.

See also:
  Related Statutes and Rules
  Statewide, Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Locations (Interactive GIS eMaps)

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