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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 121ºC 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 121ºC 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 132ºC 4.5 hrs, 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 |