Section R. 325.1542 - Packaging, labeling, storage, and transportationRule 2.
(1) In addition to the requirements established in section 13821 of the act, containers used for packaging, shipping, and transportation of regulated medical waste shall comply with the requirements of Michigan's motor carrier safety act, Act No. 181 of the Public Acts of 1963, as amended, being §§480.11 to 480.22 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(2) Identifying labels that are placed on containers containing decontaminated medical waste mixed with other solid waste, as required in §13809(e) of the act, shall be a minimum of 1 inch high.(3) The 90-day period for "storage" of medical waste, as required in §§13809(h) and 13810(d) of the act, shall begin when use of the storage container is initiated.(4) When being transported to a sanitary landfill for disposal, packaged medical waste that is not decontaminated shall not be mixed with non-medical wastes.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.1542