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Committee hears SB 139 to allow consolidated sharps and certain nonhazardous pharmaceutical waste in reusable containers
Summary
Senate Bill 139 would let sharps and certain nonhazardous pharmaceutical waste be consolidated into a single (potentially reusable) container provided federal standards are met and the entire container is managed as infectious waste; the Senate Energy and Environment Committee heard the bill on Feb. 24.
Senate Bill 139, heard Feb. 24 by the Senate Energy and Environment Committee, would allow a person to consolidate sharps and specified nonhazardous pharmaceutical waste into a single container that may be reusable if the container meets federal requirements and the entire contents are managed as infectious waste.
Tom Barrows, representing Stericycle, testified in favor and said the bill…
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