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The sharp containers can be recycled laundry detergent bottles (plastic) or <br />corrugated box doubled line with a heavy gauged plastic bag. <br />d. Metal Sharps <br />All metal sharps (needle with syringe, lancets, scalpel, razor blades, dissecting <br />needles, etc.) must be disposed of directly into red -colored sharp containers. <br />5. Animal Carcasses, body parts, organs, tissues, and contaminated bedding <br />a. These types of wastes needing to be disposed must be put in frozen in the <br />originating work area, sealed in a non -leaking, double bagged polyethylene bag <br />and placed in the freezer of LAS. The plastic bag must be properly labeled <br />(name of generator, department, and nature of item). Please notify Laboratory <br />Animal Service (LAS). <br />b. These types of wastes are best treated by incineration. Steam sterilization may <br />not effectively treat this waste. Small non -contaminated amounts can be finely <br />grounded by garbage disposal (if does not contain chemical or radiation). No <br />biohazardous animals, animal parts, or tissue must be grounded up by garbage <br />disposal due to the potential of biohazardous aerosol generation. <br />6. Contaminated Agriculture and Plant Wastes <br />a. A contaminated agriculture or plant waste that is infected with plant diseases, <br />insects, other biological agents, or has been genetically modified is best treated <br />by incineration. Please read Use Permit conditions as required by State <br />Department of Agriculture, State Department of Land and Natural Resources <br />and/or USDA. <br />b. Steam sterilization, drying, or cultivating into the field is acceptable, unless highly <br />contaminated. <br />c. See your conditions of your "Use Permits" for either the federal agencies (USDA, <br />EPA, DOT) or state (HDOA or HDOH). <br />7. Mixed Wastes (Biohazardous-Radioactive, Biohazardous-Chemical, <br />Biohazardous-Chemotoxic, etc.) <br />a. Mixed wastes consists of materials that exhibits multiple hazardous properties: <br />radioactive, chemical, carcinogenic, pharmaceutical, etc. <br />b. Waste minimization must be attempted at several levels. Researchers are <br />encouraged to plan experiments and select reagents that minimized the <br />production of mixed waste. Appropriate and sufficient wastes containers, <br />properly labeled with UBHS must be available at the generation site to ensure <br />convenience and correct segregation and labeling of the wastes. <br />Sharps Container Color Coding: <br />Red - Biological <br />Opaque - Radioactive <br />Yellow - Carcinogenic, Genotoxic, Neoplastic etc. <br />fileWC:\Documents and Settings\OwnerNy Documents\P&PUnfection Control 2005\Bioha... 5/5/2005 <br />