Handling and Disposal of Chemical Sharps:
Chemical sharps are sharps that have been contaminated with hazardous chemicals. This includes items such as:
- needles, wires, razor blades, scalpels, pipets, capillary tubes, etc...
- sharps containing residual trace amounts of extremely hazardous chemicals, consult the list of extremely hazardous wastes
- sharps containing hazardous chemical amounts that are pourable or scrapable (visibly contaminated)
- glass slides containing fixed tissues
- non-hazardous or unused sharps as they pose a safety concern to those handling regular trash.
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We accept sharps for disposal only if they meet the following criteria: - Container Requirements:
- Sharps must be placed in a plastic or other hard-sided, puncture-proof container that can be securely sealed.
- Commercially available sharps containers may be used as long as they are not red and do not display biohazard labels.
- Thick-walled plastic gallon containers are also acceptable, as long as they are clear or white.
- Labeling and Dating:
- The container must be labeled with a WASTe tag.
- Hazardous sharps- are labeled as "sharps" and also list any chemicals as trace and all associated hazard classes are marked.
- Non-hazardous sharps - are labeled as " Sharps (unused/non-haz)" and the hazard class "Toxic" is selected.
- Disposal Procedure:
- Write the date of drop-off on the label's plastic sleeve the day your turn in your container
- Dispose of the sharps at the designated chemical waste pick-up location for your building.
| We will not accept sharps if for the following: - Containers with free standing liquids
- Containers with infectious material
- Cardboard containers
- Red sharp containers or those with the words/symbols associated with biohazardous materials.
- Trace chemo
- Non-hazardous broken glass waste
- Containers exceeding 15lbs
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