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Dignity Healt . • St. Joseph's Medical Center Sharps Waste Sharps waste is any device that has acute rigid corners, edges, or protuberances capable of cutting or piercing, including but not limited to, hypodermic needles, hypodermic needles with syringes, blades, needles with attached tubing, broken glass items used in research, such as Pasteur pipettes and blood vials contaminated with biohazardous waste, and any item capable of cutting or piercing from trauma scene waste. Pathology Waste Pathology waste includes: • Human body parts, with the exception of teeth, removed during surgery, surgery specimens or tissues removed during surgery or autopsy, that are suspected by the health care professional of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be contagious to humans, or having been fixed in formaldehyde or another fixative. Pharmaceutical Waste Pharmaceutical waste includes: • Prescription or over-the-counter human drug, including but not limited to, a drug as defined in Section 109925 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended in 21 U.S.C.A. Sec. 321(g)(1). • "Pharmaceutical" does not include any pharmaceutical that is regulated pursuant to either of the following: o The Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended in 42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 6901 et seq. This waste stream shall be handled as a hazardous waste under the authority of Chapter 6.5, commencing with Section 25100 of Division 20. o The Radiation Control Law, Chapter 8 commencing with Section 114960 of Part 9. Trace Chemotherapeutic Waste Any waste that is contaminated through contact with, or having previously contained, chemotherapeutic agents, including, but not limited to, gloves, disposable gowns, towels, and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing that are empty. A biohazardous waste that meets the conditions of this paragraph is not subject to the hazardous waste requirements of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25 100) of Division 20. Mixed Waste Mixed waste includes: • Solid or liquid waste of biohazardous agents mixed with hazardous chemicals is hazardous waste and subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to hazardous waste.