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Those signs must be legible during daylight from a distance of 25 feet. Bingham currently has signs available which meet this requirement. If either disposable or reusable containers, such as drums, cartons, pails, dumpsters, or portable bins are used to house the bagged waste, these containers must be leakproof, have tight -fitting covers and be kept clean. Reusable containers, including drums, dumpsters or bins, must be decontaminated each time they are emptied, unless the surfaces have been completely protected from contamination by using, for example, disposable liners. The maximum time allowed for storage of infectious waste at a waste producing facility has been reduced to 4 days at a temperature above 0 degrees C (32 degrees F). Refrigerated storage below that tempera- ture is permitted for 90 days. The local health officer or State Department of Health Services may approve longer storage times, providing written application is made by a waste producing facility. DISPOSAL Four methods for the disposal of infectious waste are approved: • Sterilization by heating in an autoclave • Incineration in a controlled air, multi-chamber incinerator • Discharge to an approved sewerage system if the waste is liquid or semi-liquid • Burial at a sanitary landfill where approved by the local health officer. Use of any of these methods requires the develop- ment of written standard operating procedures. Where incineration is used, additional regulations require compliance under the local Air Quality Management District. In addition, many parts of the state, including most of Southern California, prohibit the burial of unprocessed waste in a sanitary landfill. Recognizable human anatomical remains and human fetal remains are required to be either incinerated or interred. It is now the responsibility of the Local Health Officer to enforce these Statewide Regulations. While this fact sheet does not discuss the regulations in their entirety, it is an accurate summary. Complete copies of the regulations are available from our office upon request.