Plate glass, pyrex, light bulbs, broken glass chemical containers; sharps from non-culture labs, e.g. pipettes, needles, syringes, slides, cover slips, blades

Tall cardboard container with heavy plastic liner

Corridor and/or Lab

Removed by custodial staff when full

Solid Waste (not recyclable)

Intact, clean triple-rinsed glass and plastic (#1 and #2) containers; recyclable without caps

Special plastic bucket with half lid

Corridor

Removed by custodial staff when full

Recyclable

Non-contaminated** gloves, bench paper, packaging materials, foil, plastic bags, paper towels, weighing boats, bottle caps, uncultured plates and tubes (with or without media), filter flasks, silica gel (not contaminated with chemical solvents)

Standard waste basket with 4mil liner (Silica gel and other powders must be in sealed bag or container before placement in the waste basket)

Lab

Removed daily by custodial staff

Solid Waste

All glass pipettes, needles, syringes, scalpel blades, razor blades, slides, coverslips

Labeled sharps container

Lab

Sealed and placed in medical waste box by lab staff

Medical Waste

Experimentally cultured stocks,plates or other disposables associated with culture work

Medical waste box with red plastic liner or Labeled sharps container)

Lab

Sharps container – sealed & placed in Med. Waste box by lab staff;Medical waste box sealed and placed in corridor by lab staff

Medical Waste