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New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation (2012) “Regulated Medical Waste” []

There is a lot of discussion in this article about Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988. The Tracking Act stated certain medical waste could be classified as regulated but certain types of medical waste was not aloud to be. This law expired in 1991 however it did shape up the medical waste program.

“I n the late 1980's, medical debris washed up on New York beaches, resulting in the enactment of the federal Medical Waste Tracking Act (MWTA) of 1988.”

“Although the MWTA expired in 1991, this Act, public sensitivity and a large body of state and federal laws and regulations have shaped the State's regulated medical waste program.”

Every type of medical waste has a group it is classified under. Each group has a certain way of disposal. Each disposal method needs to be approved by New York State unless it is non-regulated medical waste (NRMW).