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Biological Waste Disposal Table
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This table provides the information about infectious waste pick-up and disposal for the following items:
- Animal bedding from infected animals
- Animal carcasses and tissue
- Human organ, tissue or body parts (Pathological Waste)
- Liquid infectious waste (no agar)
- Human blood and other regulated body fluids
- Liquid culture media (no agar)
- Contaminated non-sharps (including rDNA)
- Glass test tubes (non-broken) contaminated with potentially infectious materials (blood, body fluids, cultures, rDNA)
- Non-Pasteur pipettes contaminated with potentially infectious materials (blood, body fluids, cultures, rDNA)
- Plastic ware or other items contaminated with potentially infectious materials (blood, body fluids, cultures, rDNA)
- Culture flasks and plates contaminated with potentially infectious materials (blood, body fluids, cultures, rDNA)
- Glass items that are not contaminated with infectious materials
- Sharps (contaminated or not contaminated)
- Blades, Scalpels
- Syringes/needles
- Broken glass contaminated with potentially infectious materials (blood, body fluids, cultures, rDNA)
- Glass slides and cover slips
- Pasteur pipettes
- Liquid mixed infectious/radioactive waste
- Solid mixed infectious and radioactive waste
- Radioactive animal waste
- Prion
- Biological toxin
| Type Of Waste | Container For Disposal or Treatment | Local Treatment | Where To Put For Pick-up | Picked Up By |
| Animal bedding from infected animals
|
Place cage, water bottle and bedding in clear autoclave bag as directed by RAR. (If animals housed outside of RAR, return bag to RAR) |
Autoclaved by RAR staff. |
Place autoclaved bedding in regular trash. | FM |
| Animal carcasses and tissue | RAR designated red barrel for carcasses | None | See RAR Animal Care Services for the location of animal coolers. | FM |
| Human organs, tissue, or body parts (pathological waste) | Call Bequest Program 625-1111 | None | Call Bequest Program 625-1111 | Call Bequest Program 625-1111 |
| Liquid infectious waste including all rDNA material | Place in a suitable liquid handling container. | Disinfect with 1 part bleach to 10 parts liquid, or other appropriate disinfectant per an IBC approved protocol, and sewer. Can also autoclave and sewer. (Do not sewer agar, handle as solid waste.) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Contaminated non-sharps (including rDNA)
|
Clear autoclave bag such as U Stores # CX10014 or # CX10034 or | Autoclave at 121 °C for 60 min See Autoclaving Biological Waste | After autoclaving place in regular waste container | FM |
| Red infectious waste bag such as U Stores # MS79723 | None | Next to regular lab trash container NOTE: Red bags cannot be placed in hallways or other public areas | Call 624-2900 for a pick-up request if biohazardous material is not normally picked up in your area | |
| Glass (not contaminated with hazardous material) | Dedicated box closed and taped shut (Use separate boxes for broken and non-broken glass and label as such) | None | Next to regular lab trash container | FM |
| Sharps, whether or not contaminated | Sharps container such as U Stores # CX40245 or # MS-07401 | None | Next to regular lab trash container NOTE: Sharps containers cannot be placed in hallways or other public areas | FM or call 624-2900 for a pick-up request if biohazardous material is not normally picked up in your area |
| Liquid mixed infectious and radioactive waste | Place in liquid handling container, label as radioactive waste. | Disinfect with 1 part bleach to 10 parts liquid, or other appropriate disinfectant. NOTE: Do not use bleach with radioactive iodine. | After disinfecting place in liquid radioactive waste container. | DEHS See Radioactive Waste Manual |
| Solid mixed infectious and radioactive waste | Place solid waste in clear autoclave bag, attach autoclave tape, label as radioactive waste. | Autoclave at 121 °C for 60 min. See Autoclaving Biological Waste | After autoclaving place in solid radioactive waste container. | DEHS See Radioactive Waste Manual |
| Radioactive animal waste | See Radioactive Waste Manual | See Radioactive Waste Manual | See Radioactive Waste Manual | DEHS |
| Liquid prions waste
|
Place in a suitable liquid handling container. | Treat low titer liquid waste with 0.9% LpH 16 hrs or 5-9% LpH 30 min. For high titer waste follow above LpH treatment by autoclaving 132°C 4.5hrs, and sewer. Rinse sink with copious amounts of water (at least 2.5L per ml of LpH). | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Solid prions waste | Place non-tissue low level solid waste in yellow waste bag in yellow barrel. | None | Next to regular lab trash container | Call 625-6481 for yellow bag & yellow barrel delivery & pick-up |
| Sharps contaminated with prions waste | Sharps container such as U Stores # CX40245 or # MS-07401 | Place sharps container in yellow waste bag | Next to regular lab trash container | Call 625-6481 for pick-up |
| Animal tissue and carcasses contaminated with prions waste | Call 625-0255 to make arrangement for disposal. | Tissue digester | Call 625-0255 to make arrangement for disposal. | Call 625-0255 to make arrangement for disposal. |
| Biological toxins | Place in a suitable container for treatment | Treat with 2N NaOH for at least 1 hr, neutralize the NaOH solution with acid until the pH is between 5 and 8, sewer if toxin is not in a hazardous chemical mixture. | If the toxin is in a hazardous chemical mixture, put in hazardous chemical waste container after treatment with NaOH - no longer a toxin hazard. | DEHS See Hazardous Chemical Waste Management Guidebook |