![]() ![]() Indicate the unique tracking number, assigned by the Regulated Waste Pick-up System, on the container to be removed and disposed.Ĭontaminated glass may be treated by one of the following two methods:.Seal bags individually when double bagging. Twist the plastic bag(s) at the top bend the twisted portion to form a loop and seal with tape.Double bag wet material with absorbent material in the inner bag. Place the waste material in a plastic liner inside a biohazardous waste box ("burn box") supplied by ESSR.Put autoclaved bags into trash cans lined with heavyweight, opaque plastic bags, and then transport them to the building dumpster.Allow the pan and autoclaved material to cool.Autoclave the pan and bag at 121☌ for one hour.Add 250 mL of water to the bag and close loosely to allow the steam to escape and air to enter.Place filled bags into the autoclave pan for transport from the laboratory to the autoclave.It is preferable that autoclave bags be white or clear (not red or orange) and without the word "biohazardous" or the universal symbol for biohazardous material. Collect non-sharp solid biological waste in autoclavable bags.Complete a Biological Removal Request Form via the UMD Regulated Waste Pick-up System, located at.Overfilling or forced filling may result in puncture wounds. Fill 3/4 full, snap the lid closed and secure with tape.Do not recap, bend, remove, or clip needles.The containers can be purchased from the Chemistry Stores or laboratory safety equipment vendors. Place intact "sharps," whether contaminated or not, in a puncture resistant "sharps" container."Sharps" (needles, syringes, scalpel blades, etc.) Non-radioactive decontaminated liquids should be flushed down the drain with copious amounts of water.Īvoid contaminating the outside of the "burn box" to protect personnel handling boxes from being exposed to infectious agents. ![]() Autoclave material should be placed in an opaque plastic bag for General Waste disposal.ĭo not autoclave chemical or radioactive wastes, nor place chemical or radioactive wastes in the biohazardous "burn boxes." However, autoclaved waste in bags with biohazardous markings or labels placed in the building's dumpster for disposal create disposal problems.īefore disposing of autoclaved waste into the building's dumpster, ensure no biohazardous markings or labels are visible. Clinical specimens (human blood, other potentially infectious materials)īiological waste (except "sharps") that has been autoclaved can be disposed as General Waste in the building's dumpster.All contaminated disposable labware (culture dishes, pipet tips, tubes).Waste contaminated with biological agents, and all sharps, whether contaminated or not.
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