Disposal of Sharps and Lab Waste Always dispose of in a sharps container: Needles Syringes (with or...

Disposal of Sharps and Lab Waste

Always dispose of in a sharps container:• Needles• Syringes (with or without

needles)• IV tubing with needle• Lancets• Scalpel blades

If contaminated with biohazardous material:• Razor blades• Broken glass• Pasteur pipettes• Slides• Coverslips

Never fill container more than 2/3 full, label with PI’s name and lab room number before placing in a biowaste shipping box

Use a pipet keeper to dispose of items contaminated with biohazardous materials that could puncture a plastic bag

• Glass serological pipets• Plastic serological pipets• Micropipette tips

Once pipet keeper is filled, label with PI’s name and lab room number before placing in a biowaste shipping box

*Glass serological pipets must be contained in a pipet keeper or other sharps container

Plastic items contaminated with biohazardous materials and could puncture a plastic bag:• Plastic serological pipets• Micropipette tips• Swabs• Sticks

Line biowaste shipping box with two biohazard bags and cover with lid available from EHS

These items can be disposed of directly into the biowaste shipping box

When full, drop off at sharps disposal location designated for your building

Uncontaminated items that could puncture a plastic bag

• Broken glass• Fragile glass• Pasteur pipettes• Slides• Coverslips• Micropipette tips• Serological pipettes

(plastic and glass)

Use box purchased from company or use a sturdy cardboard box, lined with a trash bag and clearly label as lab glass

*Must not be contaminated with biohazards, chemicals or radioactive materials

For more information about packaging and disposal of sharps and lab glass waste, visit http://www.ehs.neu.edu/biosafety/biohazardous_waste/ Contact EHS at ehs@neu.edu or 617.373.2769 with any questions

Sharps Biohazardous Glass and Plastic

Biohazardous Plastic

Non-hazardousGlass and Plastics*