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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 [email protected] or 617.373.2769 with any questions
Sharps Biohazardous Glass and Plastic
Biohazardous Plastic
Non-hazardousGlass and Plastics*
