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SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS - Kitsap Public Health District

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(f)<br />

(g)<br />

Inspection. The <strong>Health</strong> Officer shall have the authority to inspect any<br />

biomedical waste generator, at any reasonable time, to determine if the<br />

generator's biomedical waste is being handled, stored, and disposed of in<br />

accordance with this regulation, or to determine if the waste generator's solid<br />

waste is being disposed of in accordance with this regulation.<br />

Disposal Service Required. When a person does not dispose of biomedical<br />

waste in a manner consistent with these regulations, the <strong>Health</strong> Officer may<br />

order said person to obtain ongoing and regularly scheduled biomedical waste<br />

collection and disposal service if said person does not have this service and if<br />

commercial biomedical waste collection and disposal service exists in or is<br />

offered in the geographic areas where the person resides. Said service shall be<br />

from a biomedical waste collection and disposal service holding a Solid Waste<br />

Handling Permit issued by the <strong>Health</strong> <strong>District</strong>.<br />

Biomedical Waste Collection Services. In addition to the general operation and<br />

maintenance requirements applicable to persons operating a solid waste<br />

collection service specified in Section 300, vehicles used by biomedical waste<br />

collection services shall have a leak-proof and fully enclosed vehicle<br />

compartment constructed of durable and easily cleanable materials, and shall<br />

be identified on each side of the vehicle with the name or trademark of the<br />

biomedical waste collection service.<br />

4. Bulky Waste.<br />

(a) Bulky wastes shall be stored and transported in such a manner so as not to create a<br />

nuisance or safety hazard. Recycling of bulky wastes is encouraged where<br />

programs have been established to accept them. If recycling is not feasible, these<br />

wastes shall be taken directly to a disposal site permitted to accept oversized waste.<br />

Land clearing bulky waste such as tree stumps, trees, portions of buildings and<br />

other waste shall be transported directly to a transfer station or landfill designed<br />

and permitted to accept these bulky wastes; provided, that nothing herein shall<br />

prevent these wastes from being salvaged and/or used as firewood.<br />

5. Dangerous Waste.<br />

(a) All solid waste must be designated as required by WAC 173-303-070 to prevent the<br />

disposal of dangerous waste at a facility not permitted to accept dangerous waste.<br />

All solid waste that designates as a dangerous waste must be managed in a manner<br />

consistent with these regulations and Chapter 173-303 WAC.<br />

(b) The <strong>Health</strong> Officer may require the screening of any waste suspected of being a<br />

regulated dangerous waste as defined in Section 100. The screening process may<br />

involve analytical testing, a disclosure of the waste constituents and waste<br />

generation process, and other additional information necessary to determine if the<br />

waste is dangerous. The <strong>Health</strong> Officer may establish a schedule for compliance as<br />

part of the screening process. Based on the results of the required screening, the<br />

KCBH ORDINANCE 2010-1 39 <strong>SOLID</strong> <strong>WASTE</strong> <strong>REGULATIONS</strong>

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