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WASTE CONTAINER GUIDE FOR PATIENT CARE AREAS <br />1. Plain IV Bags (i.e. dextrose and/or saline containing bags) or those with electrolytes (i.e. KCI, others), should be disposed of through the sewage system. <br />2. Environmental Services (formally, Housekeeping) <br />Rev.7/14/2004 <br />Pharmaceutical <br />Sharps <br />Regular Trash <br />Hazardous: <br />Biohazardous <br />(White/Blue) <br />(Red) <br />Can <br />Bulk Chemotherapy <br />(Red Bag Bin) <br />(Clear) <br />AerosolslInhalers <br />VIAL <br />Intact partially used <br />Empty drug vials, <br />Return to pharmacy via <br />(non -glass) <br />drug vial containing <br />with trace <br />Pharmacy Return Bin who <br />more than trace drug <br />amount left <br />will transfer to Hazardous <br />amounts <br />Materials Storeroom. <br />Place in sealed bag prior <br />to transfer back to <br />pharmacy. <br />SYRINGE <br />Unused or partially <br />Syringes, carpujects, <br />eedles to <br />Same as above <br />used syringes filled with <br />tubexes with needles <br />J. <br />a non -chemo drug <br />(trace amount of <br />_. _... ; (tr . ; : <br />Fluid blood <br />• PCA, epidural, CADD <br />drug left) <br />of drag left) <br />cassettes <br />Biologicals - serums, <br />vaccines, antigens, <br />IV BAG <br />• Partially used IV <br />Em amity chemo-theMc; <br />Empty IV bags <br />Same as above <br />V bags and tubing <br />bags' containing <br />and tubing (trace <br />antitoxins <br />medications (including <br />,trace amount of drug <br />amount only) <br />narcotics). <br />eft) <br />Blood saturated items <br />• Outdated and/or <br />unusable IV bags' and <br />Bags and IV tubing <br />TPN bas <br />containing blood <br />products <br />GLASS <br />• Glass vials or bottles <br />Ampules with trace <br />Empty drug vials, <br />Same as above <br />• Vials <br />with pourable drug <br />amounts <br />ass <br />with trace <br />• Ampules <br />(non -chemo) <br />rx,ace <br />amount left <br />Suction canisters <br />• Bottles <br />• Open drug ampules <br />arnou(< < c rug left) <br />(non -chemo) <br />Hemovacs <br />• Outdated and/or <br />unusable drug a <br />Chest drainage tubes/ <br />ampules (non- <br />Pleur-Evac <br />chemo <br />MISC. <br />• Non -hazardous <br />All needles <br />-A.1y�,:sem to <br />Aerosolslinhalers: <br />Hemodialysis products <br />partial drugs (tabs, <br />grapy <br />Same as above <br />caps, powders, <br />s :Taves, <br />Infectious waste from <br />liquids) i.e. '/2 tabs, <br />;ys •.; -;es <br />isolation/precautions <br />etc. <br />Handler for <br />EVS <br />EVS <br />! <br />EVS <br />Chemo: <br />EVS <br />unit pick-up <br />Same as above <br />1. Plain IV Bags (i.e. dextrose and/or saline containing bags) or those with electrolytes (i.e. KCI, others), should be disposed of through the sewage system. <br />2. Environmental Services (formally, Housekeeping) <br />Rev.7/14/2004 <br />