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Environment Jurisdiction
Health and Human Services
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| Note:
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The study must include:
(1) an assessment of the extent and frequency of unlawful transfer of infectious or pathological waste to solid waste management facilities and an assessment of the costs associated with those unlawful transfers;
(2) a survey of a representative sample of known generators of infectious waste regarding current practices for ensuring infectious and pathological waste is segregated from other waste material as required by Minn. Stat. 116.78; and
(3) recommendations for legislative or policy changes that could be adopted to reduce the frequency and cost of unlawful transfers of infectious or pathological waste, including an estimate of the costs to state agencies.
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