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Instructions for the Disposal of Special
Medical Waste
Call EHS at 6-7207 to request a Special Medical
Waste pick-up, or use the on-line
request form.
Follow the Disposal Procedures listed for each of
the following forms of special medical waste: 1. Anatomical Materials, Animal Carcasses/Tissues:
Place anatomical material or animal carcasses/tissues
in plastic bag. Twist the top of the plastic bag,
bend the twisted portion to form a loop and tape
the bag closed. Place the first bag into a second
bag. Twist the top of the second bag, bend the twisted
portion to form a loop and tape the second bag closed.
Place the bag in a freezer and freeze until EHS can
conduct a pick-up. The plastic bag should be of sufficient
integrity to contain the waste and should not be
made of PVC or other halogenated materials. 2. Whole Blood or Blood Components: Whole blood
or blood components shall be disposed of down the
sanitary sewer drain.
3. "Sharps" (needles, syringes, scalpel
blades, etc.): Place the sharps intact in
an autoclavable puncture resistant "sharps" container.
Do not recap, bend, remove or clip needles. Fill
3/4 full, snap lid closed and secure with filament
tape. Overfilling or forced filling may result
in puncture wounds. Sharps should be treated/disinfected
prior to being disposed of. An acceptable chemical
disinfectant is 5% sodium hypochlorite (commercial
bleach). Call EHS at 6-7207 to request Special Medical
Waste pick-up. 4. Biologically Contaminated Laboratory Materials,
Blood Soiled Articles, Cultures, and Stocks of
Infectious Agents: Place a plastic bag in
a pre-labeled lined biohazardous waste disposal
box or "burn box"provided by EHS to
waste generators. Dispose of waste into the biohazardous
waste disposal box. Double bag wet waste using
absorbent material in the inner bag. Twist the
plastic bag(s) at the top of the bag; bend the
twisted portion to form a loop and tape the bag
closed. Seal bags individually when double bagging.
Secure box with filament tape. Call EHS at 6-7207
to request a Special Medical Waste pick-up. These
biomedical waste must be placed in a plastic
bag with sufficient integrity to contain the
waste. Boxes or bags must be combustible and
should not be made of PVC or other halogenated
materials. 5. Contaminated Disposable Glassware: Decontaminate
the glassware (e.g. autoclave, gas or chemical methods).
Place the glassware into a sturdy closeable cardboard
box for disposal. Close box and secure with filament
tape. Dispose as General Waste. Special Instructions: 1. Laboratory wastes (except "sharps") that
have been autoclaved or chemically decontaminated
should be placed in a black bag. The black bag should
then be taped closed and discarded as General Waste. 2. Do not place chemical or radioactive waste in biomedical
waste boxes. 3. Non-radioactive decontaminated liquids should be
flushed down the sanitary sewer drain.
On-line Special
Medical Waste Pick-Up Request Form
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