New Jersey § 13:1e-48
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 13:1e-48, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13:1e-48.
a. The board of chosen freeholders of each county and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission,
in accordance with standards adopted by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection
in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, shall prepare
and adopt a sharps disposal component as an amendment to the district solid waste
management plan required pursuant to the provisions of the “Solid Waste Management
Act,” P.L.1970, c. 39 ( C.13:1E-1 et seq. ) to provide for the proper and safe disposal of medical waste generated at home within
the district. b. The sharps disposal component of each district solid waste management plan shall
be developed in consultation with a work group established by the governing body of
the affected county and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, in the case of the
Hackensack Meadowlands District, that includes persons not employed by or affiliated
with the county or the commission, as the case may be, who have a demonstrated interest
or expertise in the use and disposal of sharps, including, but not limited to, representatives
of waste management companies, persons with diabetes and licensed health care facilities. c. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall provide such financial assistance
as may be available to the commissioner for the purpose of this section to the various
counties to implement the sharps disposal component of the district solid waste management
plan. The commissioner shall be authorized to accept such funding as may be made available
from the private sector to effectuate the purposes of this section.
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