General Garbage/Recycling
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Non-contaminated gloves, paper, chucks, general waste items.
If the item is recyclable please assist our efforts in waste reduction |
- Items which are biological or radiological contaminated
- Chemicals
- Sharp objects including broken glass
- Centrifuge tubes
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Collected by custodial staff. |
| Red Bag Lined Biological Waste Box |
- Infectious solids, such as Petri dishes, contaminated gloves, chucks, etc.
- Contaminated, un-broken glass objects free of liquids
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- General, uncontaminated trash
- Sharps and broken glass
- Liquids
- Radiological contaminated items
- Chemicals
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Laboratory staff purchase the containers, build the boxes, double-line it with red bags, close full bags and boxes, and dispose of boxes.
Full containers are removed by EH&S staff after a disposal request form has been received. |
| Sharps container |
Sharps including:
- Needles
- Scalpels
- Razor blades
- Pasteur pipettes
- Contaminated broken glass or broken plastic
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- Chemicals
- Radiological contaminated items
Do not over fill. |
Multiple sizes available.
Containers purchased by laboratory staff.
Full containers are removed by EH&S staff after a disposal request form has been received. |
| Glass Disposal |
- Uncontaminated glass (broken and unbroken)
- Uncontaminated broken (sharp) plastic objects
- Uncontaminated "pointy' plastic items (ex: large pipettes)
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- Biological or radiological contaminated items
- Chemicals
- Fluorescent bulbs
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Purchased by Laboratory staff.
Full bags must be tied shut, followed by taping the box closed around the bag. Taped boxes are disposed by laboratory staff in the dumpster. |
| Satellite Accumulation Area |
- Chemical wastes
- Chemical spill debris
Training, signage, container closure, labeling, inspections, and other rules apply. |
- Biological or radiological contaminated items
- Sharps
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Managed by Laboratory staff.
Full containers removed by EH&S staff after a disposal request form has been received. |
| Radiological Waste Container |
Radiological contaminated items such as:
- Gloves
- Bench chucks
- Paper
- Plastic
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- Liquids
- Chemicals
- Sharps
- Lead Pigs
- Radiological Sources
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Managed by Laboratory staff.
Full containers removed by EH&S staff after a disposal request form has been received. |