NC DENR Division of Air Quality Announces Public Hearing on State's Incorporation of EPA Rules for Medical Waste Incinerators
Public hearing on September 7th to receive comments on amendments to 15A NCAC 2D .1206 to reflect new emission guidance from USEPA.
Additionally, the Environmental Management Commission requests written public comments to include a discussion related to the selection of a Rule compliance date option.
Option 1 is October 6, 2012. Option 2 sets the Rule compliance date as October 6, 2014.The hearing record will remain open until October 15, 2010.
Posted on the DAQ website July 26, 2010.
Alamance County Commissioners Meeting July 19, 2010
Video of entire proceedings related to the Resolution to Recommend Early Adoption of the Federal Standards for Hospital Medical Waste Incinerators.
Public Comments (TIME=1:50)
Stericycle Presentation (TIME=59:23)
Commissioners questions to Stericycle (TIME=96:35)
Commissioners discussion/vote on motion (TIME=108:3) re:non-binding " Draft Resolution: Requesting the Adoption of
State Rules Requiring Early Implementation of Federal Standards for Hospital, Medical and Infectious Waste Incinerators " -
submitted by Sue Dayton.
Incinerator Groups Eye Lawsuit In Bid To Revive Key Air Toxics Exemption
"Incinerator industry groups are urging a federal appeals court to revive an
EPA exemption from air toxics rules for emissions during startup, shutdown
and malfunction (SSM) periods for medical waste combustion units, saying a
2008 ruling vacating the SSM exemption for other sectors should not apply to
the waste incinerators."
Environmental NewsStand Clean Air Report June 10, 2010 (Inside EPA.com)
"What is the right thing? Simply put, it is the elimination of all incineration of medical waste not
required by law to be burned."
Martha Hamblin, GASP, at Stericyle Annual Stockholder Meeting
