The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the discovery of “red bag” medical waste at a local Jewish cemetery in Sullivan County.
Three bags labeled as a bio hazard were discovered in the Chesed Shel Emes cemetery on Hysana Road in Liberty, deputies reported Wednesday.
The bags contained blood-soaked linens, cloth and bandages, and had been lying on the ground for several days. Animals had begun to tear them open and carry off the contents.
Police questioned the cemetery’s supervisor, Mayer T. Berger of Brooklyn, and he was issued a summons under the Environmental Conservation Law for unlawful disposal of regulated medical waste, deputies say.
The bags must now be removed and disposed of by a company certified to transport medical waste.
The investigation is continuing.