7 Del. Admin. Code § 1129-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 1129-4.0 - Methods of Treatment and Disposal

4.1 All treatment of infectious waste by incineration must render the waste non-infectious.

(Note: Bed linen, instruments, equipment and other reusable items are not wastes until they are discarded. The provisions of 4.0 of this regulation apply only to wastes. The provisions of this regulation do not include the sterilization for disinfection of items that are reused for their original purpose. Therefore, the method of sterilization or disinfection of items prior to reuse is not limited. When reusable items are no longer serviceable and are discarded, they become wastes and subject to the provisions of this regulation at that time and must be sterilized by steam, incinerated, or otherwise rendered non-infectious.)

4.2 All pathological waste must be incinerated or interred in accordance with 24 Del.C. Other disposal methods are not acceptable for this type of waste. This requirement does not prohibit the disposal of certain specified wastes (See General Provisions, 1.0 of this regulation) in a sanitary sewer system.

10/13/1989

7 Del. Admin. Code § 1129-4.0