Last Revised: January 31, 2018
DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINATED SHARPS WASTE
Segregate and store your sharps waste as follows:
- Contaminated sharps (needles, syringes, slides, pipette tips, etc.) which contain chemical residue must be discarded into an infectious waste sharps container clearly labeled "CHEMICAL CONTAMINATED SHARPS -- DO NOT AUTOCLAVE". Discard the sharps container as infectious waste without autoclaving when it is 3/4 full. (Labels for sharps containers are available from EHRS.)
- Other Sharps Disposal: see Laboratory Sharps Waste Management Procedure