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SOLID AND INFECTIOUS WASTE



 
The Health Department conducts the Solid & Infectious Waste programs as an approved health district by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  These programs include the licensing and inspection of facilities in Medina County that handle solid and infectious wastes, using the Ohio EPA's regulations in Ohio Administrative Code Chapters 3745-27 and 3745-400.

Solid Waste Facilities include:
  • Transfer Stations (where residential trash and municipal solid waste are taken before final disposal)  There are two such facilities in Medina County - one in Wadsworth, and one at the Medina County Solid Waste District's Central Processing Facility on Lake Road in Westfield Township.
  • Compost Facilities (where primarily yard, agricultural, and animal wastes are processed through composting)  These facilities include four classes recognized by the Ohio EPA:  Class I (accepts mixed solid waste, food waste, and yard waste); Class II (accepts yard waste, animal wastes, and other wastes by approval); Class III (accepts yard waste and/or animal wastes); and Class IV (accepts only yard waste).  There are currently 7 Compost Facilities in Medina County - one Class I facility (the only one in Ohio), one Class II facility (deer carcass composting by ODOT), one Class III facility, and four Class IV facilities.  
  • Construction & Demolition Disposal (C&DD) Facilities (where building materials - wood, drywall, concrete, etc. - from construction and demolition activities are taken for disposal by landfilling)  There are presently no C&DD facilities in Medina County.
      
Infectious Waste Facilities include:
  • Infectious Waste Treatment Facilities (where infectious wastes are treated by chemical means, autoclaving, or incineration)  There are presently none of these facilities operating in Medina County.
  • Generators of Infectious Waste Facilities (where infectious wastes are generally stored on-site and transported to a treatment facility by Ohio EPA-registered infectious waste transporters)  These facilities are sub-divided into two groups - Large Generators (those generating more than 50 pounds in a month); and Small Generators (those generating less than 50 pounds in a month).  Such facilities include hospitals, doctor and dentist offices, tattoo and body piercing establishments, or other places that generate infectious waste as defined in the Ohio EPA regulations.  There are thirty-six of these facilities registered by the Ohio EPA in Medina County.
Infectious Waste Information and Guidance:
Infectious vs. Solid Waste
Disposal Tips for Household Generated "Sharps"
Infectious Waste Guidance for Home Healthcare Providers
Infectious Waste Guidance for Veterinarians
Disposal of Infectious Waste Generated at Trauma Scenes
Transporters of Infectious Waste


Inspections of Solid & Infectious Waste Facilities are conducted to assure compliance with the applicable Ohio EPA regulations for these facilities, and according to the inspection frequencies established by the Ohio EPA:  Quarterly for Transfer Stations, Class I and Class II Compost Facilities, and Infectious Waste Treatment Facilities; and annually for Class III and IV Compost Facilities and  large generators of infectious waste.

For more information on Solid & Infectious Waste, feel free to contact us or visit the Ohio EPA Solid and Infectious Waste website.

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