Mich. Admin. Code R. 420.211 - Marihuana product destruction and waste management
Rule 11.
(1) A
marihuana product that is to be destroyed or is considered waste must be
rendered into an unusable and unrecognizable form through grinding or another
method as determined by the agency that incorporates the marihuana product
waste with 1 or more of the following types of non-consumable solid waste so
that the resulting mixture is not less than 50% non-marihuana product waste:
(a) Paper waste.
(b) Plastic waste.
(c) Cardboard waste.
(d) Food waste.
(e) Grease or other compostable oil
waste.
(f) Fermented organic matter
or other compost activators.
(g)
Soil.
(h) Other waste approved in
writing by the agency.
(2) Marihuana plant waste, including roots,
stalks, leaves, and stems that have not been processed with a solvent must be
rendered into an unusable and unrecognizable form through grinding or another
method as determined by the agency that incorporates the marihuana plant waste
with 1 or more of the following types of compostable waste so that the
resulting mixture is not less than 50% non-marihuana plant waste:
(a) Food waste.
(b) Yard waste.
(c) Vegetable based grease or oils.
(d) Other compostable wastes approved by the
agency.
(3) A licensee
shall manage all waste that is hazardous waste pursuant to part 111 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11101
to 324.11153.
(4) A marihuana
product rendered unusable and unrecognizable and, therefore, considered waste,
and marihuana plant waste must be recorded in the statewide monitoring
system.
(5) A licensee shall not
sell marihuana waste, marihuana plant waste, or marihuana products that are to
be destroyed, or that the agency orders destroyed.
(6) A licensee shall dispose of marihuana
product waste and marihuana plant waste in a secured waste receptacle using 1
or more of the following methods that complies with applicable state and local
laws and regulations:
(a) A licensed municipal
solid waste landfill.
(b) A
registered composting facility that has specific approval under part 115 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11501
to 324.11554, to accept the material.
(c) An anaerobic digester that has specific
approval under part 115 of the natural resources and environmental protection
act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11501 to 324.11554, to accept the material.
(d) An in-state municipal solid waste or
hazardous waste incinerator that has been permitted under part 55 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5501
to 324.5542.
(7) A
licensee shall dispose of wastewater generated during the cultivation of
marihuana and the processing of marihuana products in a manner that complies
with applicable state and local laws and regulations.
(8) A licensee shall maintain accurate and
comprehensive records regarding marihuana product waste, and marihuana plant
waste that accounts for, reconciles, and evidences all waste activity related
to the disposal. The agency may publish guidance on marihuana product waste
management.
(9) As used in this
rule, "unrecognizable" means marihuana product rendered indistinguishable from
any other plant material.
(10) Under
the MRMTA, a licensed marihuana microbusiness, class A marihuana
microbusiness, or marihuana retailer who participates in a temporary marihuana
event shall destroy and dispose of any marihuana product that is considered
waste, and any marihuana plant waste, resulting from the licensee's activities
during the event according to the applicable provisions in this rule.
(11) Except for the marihuana product waste
specified in subrule (10) of this rule, a marihuana event organizer who holds a
temporary marihuana event under the MRTMA is responsible for destroying and
disposing of any marihuana product waste and marihuana plant waste that results
from the event. All marihuana waste must be rendered unusable and
unrecognizable and disposed of in accordance with this rule and in compliance
with all applicable state and local laws and regulations.
(12) Under the MRMTA, a licensed designated
consumption establishment shall destroy and dispose of any marihuana product
left at the establishment that is considered waste and any marihuana plant
waste, in accordance with this rule and in compliance with all applicable state
and local laws and regulations. The designated consumption establishment shall
maintain a log of any marihuana product that is considered waste, and marihuana
plant waste, which must include a description of the waste and the amount and
the manner in which it was disposed. The designated consumption establishment
licensee shall make the log available to the agency upon request.
(13) Nothing in these rules prohibits a
grower, with agency approval, from disposing of marihuana plant waste as
compost feedstock or in another organic waste method at their marihuana
business in compliance with part 111 of the natural resources and environmental
protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11101 to 324.11153.
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