Briefly discuss the proper disposal of the following:

A. Biological waste
For non-inactivated waste
- must be stored in the generating laboratory do not leave unattended.
- Waste biohazardous for humans must be labeled with the biohazard symbol.
- Infectious waste must be kept covered and must be inactivated within 24 hrs.
- Place this waste in the red bag-lined cardboard biological waste box for disposal
B. Sharps waste
These must be placed in red, hard plastic sharps boxes, even if unused.
Sharps boxes are placed into the red bag-lined cardboard biological waste box for
disposal.
- Biological waste items that can cut, but are not intended to do so (fragile glass, glass
slides and cover slips, razor blades, pipettes and pipette tips), should be disposed of in
a manner that prevents harm. Use Sharps Box (smaller) rigid box that is then placed in
a biohazard bag plastic sleeve (to hold the pipettes together in a bundle) that is then
placed in a biohazard bag
- If contaminated with infectious, potentially infectious, or rDNA, the material must be
inactivated before disposal.
Researcher: Degay, Prisca Nain A.
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Biological Waste Management and Disposal. (2014, July 18). Retrieved from
http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/programs/bio/waste/