Check out the new and updated EGLE guidance for healthcare facilities and e-cigarette retailers





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*What healthcare facilities and e-cigarette retailers
need to know about Michigan's
new hazardous waste regulations*

On April 29, 2025, amendments to the administrative rules promulgated under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Part 111), were filed with the Michigan Department of State, Office of the Great Seal.  The amended rules became effective  on May 5, 2025.  They are found in Part 111 [ [link removed] ], Rules 824 through 833, and in the corresponding federal regulations published in the Federal Register on February 22, 2019 [ [link removed] ]. 

The new rules [ [link removed] ] are specific to:


* Healthcare facilities generating hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (HWP).
* Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDs) retailers generating unwanted ENDS. 

Existing facilities subject to the new rules are required to notify [ [link removed] ] the Michigan Department of Energy, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) of the facility's regulatory status by July 4, 2025, using the EQP 5150 Form [ [link removed] ].  EGLE will accept all notifications provided by affected facilities.

Healthcare facilities and ENDS retailers are encouraged to take advantage of the new/revised guidance shared below on the rule changes [ [link removed] ], and to join EGLE for the  upcoming August 21st webinar.  *Anyone who registers for the free webinar will*:


* get notification the recording when it is available,
* receive a copy of the presentation handout, and
* get resource and contact links for taking a deeper dive into the new rules. 

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*August 21, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  *
*What Healthcare Facilities and E-cigarette Retailers need to know about Michigan’s new hazardous waste regulations [ [link removed] ]* 

As of the May 5, 2025, effective date of the amended rules, pharmaceuticals can no longer be managed as a universal waste in Michigan.  The universal waste designation was rescinded as required to meet the federal rulemaking.  Join us for this webinar to learn:


* Who is subject to these new HWP and ENDS rules.
* How and when to notify EGLE of a facility's HWP and ENDS activity.  
* How HWP and ENDS must be managed and disposed under the new rules. 

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*Program Questions:
*Christine Grossman:  [email protected]

*Registration Questions:*
Alana Berthold: [email protected]
Joel Roseberry: [email protected]

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*Additional Resources*

* *REVISED:  *Handling Pharmaceuticals and their Containers in Healthcare Guidance [ [link removed] ].
* *NEW:  *Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Guidance [ [link removed] ]

To find EGLE staff that that can help answer questions related to hazardous waste and liquid industrial by-products, please see our Local Program Staff Contact Map [ [link removed]? ].  To receive updates from EGLE on new guidance, rule changes, and the like, consider subscribing to any of the following topics:


* Materials Management News and Updates [ [link removed] ] - General updates related to Materials Management Division programs.
* Hazardous Waste Management Program Long List [ [link removed] ] - Updates on Michigan's hazardous waste regulations.  
* Retail Environmental Initiative [ [link removed] ] - Updates on resources related to unwanted materials generated by retailers.

For more EGLE resources related to drug disposal and/or retail operations, please go to the following webpages:


* Michigan.gov/EGLEDrugDisposal. [ [link removed] ]
* Michigan.gov/EGLERetail [ [link removed] ].

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