1999 MANAGEMENT
OF REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE (RMW)
Generated by County *

COUNTY TREATED
WASTE
UNTREATED
WASTE
TOTAL
TONS
ATLANTIC 0.34 1,225.53 1,225.87
BERGEN 662.72 3,585.60 4,248.32
BURLINGTON 0.83 942.76 943.59
CAMDEN 935.50 684.16 1,619.67
CAPE MAY 0.17 663.04 663.21
CUMBERLAND 2.21 224.24 226.44
ESSEX 673.80 8,099.23 8,773.03
GLOUCESTER 1.41 170.16 171.57
HUDSON 255.21 8,036.82 8,292.03
HUNTERDON 5.30 922.57 927.87
MERCER 106.33 5,683.93 5,790.26
MIDDLESEX 258.20 11,045.07 11,303.27
MONMOUTH 24.52 9,865.74 9,890.25
MORRIS 353.46 3,490.58 3,844.04
OCEAN 0.54 830.18 830.73
PASSAIC 90.95 2,359.55 2,450.50
SALEM 0.06 151.99 152.04
SOMERSET 108.10 2,411.88 2,519.98
SUSSEX 0.40 189.26 189.67
UNION 1,015.72 5,465.75 6,481.47
WARREN 4.33 221.39 225.72
TOTALS 4,500.10 66,269.40 ** 70,769.50

* Data represents 83% of registered generators that reported for 1999.

** 1999 Data analysis shows that 34,716 tons of Class 2 waste was disposed of via sewer (32,356 tons from dialysis centers and 2,360 tons from hospitals). Therefore the total for sewer disposal for all classes and all SIC codes is 49,208 tons which is 70% of total waste reported.

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Last Updated on 04/05/2001
By NJDEP