1. NONINFECTIOUS NONSHARPS WASTE

1. NONINFECTIOUS NONSHARPS WASTE

a. For odor control, if practical or feasible to do so, treat waste with a 1:10 dilution of household bleach.

b. Soak up any liquid present with absorbent or newspaper.

c. Place waste in heavy gauge opaque plastic bag.

d. Dispose of waste as regular solid waste.

e. Animal Waste: Animal bedding or pan paper with urine and feces is considered nonhazardous if it does not contain an infectious agent, radioisotope or hazardous chemical and can be double-bagged for disposal as solid waste in the regular trash.

f. Nonpathogenic plants and small (dead) invertebrates that pose no health or environmental risk may be disposed of in trash bags into regular. NONHAZARDOUS solid waste. Absorbent should be used to soak up any liquid present with the waste. Waste material from small (dead) invertebrates may be treated with a 1:10 dilution of household bleach if odor control is desirable. Add absorbent to soak up liquid before disposal.

g. Radioactive Waste: Waste containing radioactive compounds must be handled as prescribed by Radiation Safety

h. Nonhazardous Biological Waste Containing Hazardous Chemicals (formalin, carcinogens, etc.): Such waste must be handled in compliance with Departmental and College Chemical Hygiene Plan

i. Recombinant DNA: Procedures must be based on the classification risks of components used. If any component (DNA or vector or host) is biohazardous, then the waste so generated must be classified as BIOHAZARDOUS.

2. NONINFECTIOUS SHARPS WASTE

a. Place biological sharps (scalpel blades, razor blades, glass or plastic pipettes, broken glass) in a rigid impervious (leak resistant puncture-proof) container (preferably plastic) such as a plastic pail with fitted lid or a non-red or non-orange sharps container. Sharps collection containers are for one-time use only. Heavy corrugated cardboard boxes can be used but are less preferable than plastic.

b. Securely close plastic container. Securely close cardboard box with packaging tape.

c. Label box with ASharps@, AGlass@ (if applicable) or ABroken Glass@ (if applicable).

d. Radioactive Waste: Use sharps container and handle such waste containing radioactive compounds as prescribed by Radiation Safety

e. Nonhazardous Biological Waste Containing Hazardous Chemicals (formalin, carcinogens, etc.): Use sharps container and handle such waste in compliance with Departmental and College Chemical Hygiene Plan

f. Recombinant DNA: Procedures must be based on the classification risks of components used. If any component (DNA or vector or host) is biohazardous, then the waste so generated must be classified as BIOHAZARDOUS.

3. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:

a. No container or bag should be more than 3/4 full or exceed 80 pounds.

b. Syringes and needles and Pasteur pipettes and other sharps used in dispensing chemical carcinogens should be placed in NONBIOHAZARDOUS SHARPS containers which are clearly marked with the identification of the chemical carcinogen and submitted for chemical disposal in accordance with University, local and federal regulations.