Illinois Code § 415 ILCS 5/56.7

No permit shall be required under subsection (d)(1) of Section 21 or subsection (g) of Section 56.1 of this
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Act for a sharps collection station if the station is operated in accordance
with all of the following:

 
 
(1) The only waste accepted at the sharps collection 
 
station is (i) hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps, or (ii) medical household waste containing used or unused sharps, including but not limited to, hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps.

 
 
(2) The waste is stored and transferred in the same 
 
manner as required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations.

 
 
(3) The waste is not treated at the sharps collection 
 
station unless it is treated in the same manner as required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations.

 
 
(4) The waste is not disposed of at the sharps 
 
collection station.

 
 
(5) The waste is transported in the same manner as 
 
required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations. 

station is (i) hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps, or (ii) medical household waste containing used or unused sharps, including but not limited to, hypodermic, intravenous, or other medical needles or syringes or other sharps.
manner as required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations.
station unless it is treated in the same manner as required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations.
collection station.
required for potentially infectious medical waste under this Act and under Board regulations.

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