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| Refer waste disposal questions/comments to the NIA IRP Safety Office, 410-558-8028. For radioactive waste questions, call the Division of Radiation Safety contractor, 301-435-7953. |
| FOR THIS WASTE TYPE: |
USE THIS WASTE STREAM: | WHILE FOLLOWING THESE DIRECTIONS: |
| OFFICE waste | colorless bags | No sharps or hazardous materials, please. |
| PAPER for recycling | recycle bins in corridors and copier room. | recycle white or colored paper, newspapers and magazines. |
| LEAD; NI-CAD batteries; MERCURY thermometers; ALKALINE batteries | special handling | Call the NIA IRP Safety Office at 410-558-8028 immediately for removal of broken mercury thermometers. Accumulate lead and ni-cad batteries for monthly pickup by Chemical Waste hauler. Place small batteries in a clear plastic bag and seal. Hold for monthly pickup. |
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GLASS bottles and
broken glass items
UNCONTAMINATED ITEMS or ITEMS WITH SLIGHT CHEMICAL RESIDUAL ONLY! |
broken glass
container
or any durable corrugated cardboard box |
Tape box securely shut with filament tape. Prominently label corrugated box with words "WASTE GLASS". If contaminated by biohazardous or radioactive materials, you must first decontaminate; otherwise, use biohazard or radioactive waste stream. |
| ANIMAL carcasses that are NOT radioactive | colorless bags | Durable colorless bags are available from the Animal Colony. Place sealed bags in animal carcass freezer in 2nd floor Animal Colony, G Corridor. |
| ANIMAL carcasses that ARE radioactive | yellow bags | Label with radioactive materials sticker. Attach radioactive waste pickup tag. Freeze in lab. Call Radioactive Waste Services for pickup 301-496-4451. |
| SHARPS (needles, pasteur pipettes,syringes, scalpels, razor blades, etc.) |
red plastic sharps box | Sharps boxes can be purchased through
the NIH catalog. Do not cut or recap
needles. Label with radioactive materials sticker if applicable. Tape box securely shut with filament tape when 2/3 full and place in biohazard waste box for disposal. |
| BIOHAZARDOUS
materials
(aka: medical
pathological waste
[MPW] or red bag
or burn box waste)
includes: all items contaminated with human or animal blood & body fluids; mircobiological & tissue cultures & media; sharps in sharp-safe containers |
biohazard waste, or MPW, or burn box lined
with two
red bags
*2 box sizes (Sm. & Lrg) available free from autoclave/ utility rooms on 1st, 2nd and 4th floors |
Place all Biohazardous materials in
MPW boxes. For instructions on box
setup, contact Pete Felton or the
NIA IRP Safety Office, 410-558-8028. When sealed,
place MPW box in locked biohazard
shed on loading dock. Each lab has
the combination to the shed lock.
The NIA IRP Receiving Office and the NIA IRP Safety Office also
have the combination to the lock.
*NOTE: If in doubt of proper disposal of waste, put in biohazard [mpw] box or call the NIA IRP Safety Office at 410-558-8028. |
| AUTOCLAVABLE
items:
blood and body fluids, other biologicals, sharps and pipets |
orange bags or only red
bags marked
autoclavable for sharps--autoclavable box/sharps container |
After autoclaving, place orange bag,
autoclavable red bag, autoclavable
box or sharps container in a
biohazard box (MPW) for disposal.
*Note: DO NOT dispose of autoclaved bags in regular trash cans. |
| HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL WASTE liquid or dry waste or surplus (in opened or unopened labelled container) containing more than a residual amount. |
hazardous chemical pickup | Hazardous chemicals in labelled and
tagged containers are collected
monthly by the NIH Chemical Waste
Haulers. Call or email the NIA IRP Safety Office at 410-558-8028 to schedule a pickup &
obtain Chemical Waste tags. Maintain
segregation of incompatible chemicals
when collecting items for disposal.
*Note: DO NOT USE SINKS FOR DISPOSAL OF ANY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. |
| RADIOACTIVE source vials | Keep waste source vials with leftover materials separate for pickup. Pickup tag required. Refer to the NIH Waste Disposal Guide. | |
| dry RADIOACTIVE waste
(P-32, I-125, S-35, P-33) |
step cans, labelled boxes | Hold for routine pickup. Call 301-496-4451 to schedule pickup. Keep waste with half-life >100 days separate. Refer to the NIH Waste Disposal Guide. |
| dry RADIOACTIVE waste
(H-3, C-14) |
step cans, labelled boxes | Hold in lab for routine pickup. Keep waste with half-life <100 days separate. Refer to the NIH Waste Calendar. |
| liquid RADIOACTIVE waste | plastic carboy | Do not dispose in sink. Hold in lab for routine pickup. Call Radioactive Waste Services at 301-496-4451 for a pickup. Refer to the NIH Waste Disposal Guide. |
| RADIOACTIVE wastes combined with a biohazard or chemical hazard | hold for pickup | Notify Radiation Safety Branch before generating mixed waste. Refer to the NIH Waste Disposal Guide. |
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