§ 117760 Medical Waste Generator Limits

• •A 'small quantity generator' is a place that makes less than 200 pounds of medical waste each month.
• •This does not include people who clean up after accidents or crimes (trauma scene waste management practitioners).
• •This rule was updated in 1997 and started being used in 1998.

A small doctor's office that throws away 150 pounds of used bandages and needles every month.

This doctor's office is a 'small quantity generator' because it makes less than 200 pounds of medical waste each month.