Specifications include, but are not limited to: 3.2.1 COLLECTION AND PICK-UP Contractor shall collect and dispose of all medical waste, including sharps, non-RCRA, RCRA pharmaceutical and controlled substances, generated by each Service Site. As part of medical waste collection and disposal, Contractor shall: A. Perform medical waste pick-ups in accordance with the MWMA and as required for all LQGs and SQGs by local, State and Federal regulatory agency laws, rules, statutes, regulations, ordinances, directives, policies and procedures. County shall not be responsible for any activity related to the disposal or handling of medical waste once it leaves a Service Site. B. Ensure all Services, supplies and containers meet all local, State, Federal, OSHA and DOT standards for collection, storage, and transport of all medical waste, including the proper labeling required under the MWMA. C. Ensure that all picked-up medical waste containers are tightly closed when moved from the medical waste storage area of each Service Site to Contractor's vehicle. Furthermore, at a minimum: Containers transported within the Service Site shall be moved in a manner that does not cause harm to either the container or the Service Site. Any dolly/rack transporting containers must be in good, properly functioning condition at all times. Clean and decontaminated replacement containers, of the same size, shall be left in place of each picked-up container. If any containers are not replaced at a Service Site, Contractor shall immediately notify the Service Site together with the number of containers not replaced and provide the time when the replacement containers will be delivered. Clean and used medical waste containers shall not be transported or stored together. The timeframe for the delivery of replacement containers shall not exceed two (2) hours from the point of pick-up.
