06-096-900 Me. Code R. § 8

Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Section 096-900-8 - Reference to Other Regulations
A. Solid waste as defined in 38 M.R.S.A. Section1303-C(29) and in Section 6 of this rule shall be managed in accordance with the Department's Solid Waste Management Rules, Chapters 400-409.

NOTE: Incinerator ash, provided it is not hazardous by characteristic, is a special waste. Regulations governing the handling, storage and disposal of incinerator ash are specified in the Department's Solid Waste Management Rules, Chapter 400, et seq. Incinerator ash which meets hazardous waste characteristics, as defined in Chapter 850 of the Department's Hazardous Waste Management Rules, shall be managed as a hazardous waste.

B. Hazardous wastes as defined in 38 M.R.S.A. Section1303-C(15) (with the exception of infectious and pathogenic wastes) and in Chapter 850 of the Department's rules shall be managed in accordance with the Department's Hazardous Waste Management Rules, Chapters 850, 851, 853-857.

NOTE: Some cytotoxic (antineoplastic) drugs are identified as hazardous waste in Chapter 850 of the Department's Hazardous Waste Management Rules.

C. Radioactive wastes as defined in Section 6(II) of this rule shall be managed in accordance with the rules of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Maine Rules Relating to Radiation Protection.
D. Wherever another applicable rule or regulation conflicts with a requirement of this rule, the more restrictive requirement shall apply.

06-096 C.M.R. ch. 900, § 8