EPA/600/R-93/002
Septemberl993
WASTE DISPOSAL AT AWBERC
SAFETY!
WASTE PACKAGING GUIDELINES
• BIOLOGICAL
• RADIOACTIVE
• NON-HAZARDOUS
• CHEMICAL
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BIOLOGICAL WASTE: GENERAL:
PACKAGING GUIDELINES
(SEE LABORATORY WASTE MANAGEMENT
GUIDELINES FOR DECONTAMINATION PROCE-
DURES)
Definition:
Waste containing or contaminated with potentially infectious agents
and/or toxic chemicals
— Potentially contaminated animal bedding
— All animal carcasses except those containing radioactive mate-
rial
— Clinical specimens (urine, feces, blood)
— Waste from surgical or autopsy suites
— Disposable clothing, towels, sorbent liners, with infectious agents
— Semi-solid media containing toxic/carcinogenic material
— Disposable glass and plastic labware
— All syringes and needles NOT contaminated with radioactive
materials
Packaging Guidelines
General Instructions
1. Place plastic liner or two (for wet waste) in cardboard box.
2. After filling, tie plastic bag(s); when two liners are used, they
should be tied individually.
3. Do not place more than 40 pounds in each box.
4. Seal box with filament tape
Note: Other types of tape are not strong enough to keep the
box closed during transportation.
BIOLOGICAL/PATHOLOGICAL WASTE (BPW)
Printed on Recycled Paper
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Ohio infectious waste regulations (OAC 37-15-27 and 3745-37)
apply:
1. Untreated infectious waste—to licensed incinerator*
2. Treated (autoclave - Room 388)—to sanitary landfill
3. Treated "sharps"—to sanitary landfill
Label properly for transporting personnel
Environment, Safety and Health, OSORD (7969)
Initiates shipping paper system with sanitary disposer
* Incinerator ash—To a sanitary or secure landfill
Contact Hazardous Waste Coordinator,
OSORD office (7969, 7240)
Special Cases If Discarding:
Disposable Syringes and Needles
Then:
1. Place needles and syringes intact in a leakproof and puncture-
resistant container. This procedure will prevent aerosol genera-
tion created by clipping needles.
2. Close and secure opening of container with tape if necessary.
3. Place container in a BPW box as described under general
instructions.
Broken Glassware
1. Place in glassware disposal box (Lab. Safety G17-729, bench
size) or similar plastic-lined, puncture-resistant container (label
as required).
2. Close container and secure with filament tape; then follow
general instructions above.
HELP: Contact Program's Collateral Duty Safety Officer for advice
and materials.
Special Packaging Problems—Call 569-7969
Environment, Safety and Hearth, OSORD
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE:
PACKAGING GUIDELINES
1. LIQUID SCINTILLATION VIALS
EXEMPT QUANTITIES of 3H, 14C toluene-based scintillation
cocktail (< 0.05 mCi/ml) shall be placed into the original vial tray
package. CLOSE CAPS TIGHTLY. Stack multiple trays and
place in box until picked up. Attach radioactive label tape, and
attach disposal record in duplicate. (Date, isotope, quantity,
originator).
NON-EXEMPT QUANTITIES in scintillation cocktail must be
packaged separately and documented as above.
2. BULK SCINTILLATION LIQUIDS
EXEMPT QUANTITIES shall be collected in glass jugs or other
suitable closed containers. Scintillation fluid containing 3H and/
or 14C may be mixed together, but do not mix with other
isotopes.
NON-EXEMPT QUANTITIES in bulk scintillation cocktail must
be collected in separate jugs. Labeling and documentation as
above.
Containers of used scintillation cocktail must carry the red
"Hazardous Waste" label, while retained in the laboratory.
3. DRY SOLID WASTE
MAY NOT CONTAIN: Liquids, animal carcasses, organs, body
fluids, excreta, bedding, loose needles, dissection blades,
broken glass pieces, sealed sources (spent EC detectors), ion
exchange resins, chromatography packings and columns.
4. NEEDLES, DISSECTION BLADES, GLASS PIPETTES
Must be separately collected in a puncture-proof receptacle
(e.g. carton, box, or metal can). This may then be placed into
the solid waste. A similar procedure must be followed with
sharp objects and broken glass pieces.
5. MOIST SOLID WASTE
Ion exchange and chromatography packings and columns must
be separately collected in double-lined plastic bags (34 mil.)
and be labeled as above.
RADIOACTIVE WASTE
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6. ANIMAL CARCASSES. ORGANS, BODY FLUIDS, EXCRETA
Must be divided into portions not exceeding the HOURLY
BURN LIMIT of the isotope (See Radiation Safety Manual).
Affix Radioactive Tape and mark it "Burnable Carcass." (Date,
isotope, quantity, originator). Place in freezer in the animal
necropsy room, labeled as to isotope, room number, date,
user's name.
7. SEALED SOURCES
Call OSORD Office for pickup.
Call 569-7969
8. AQUEOUS ISOTOPES
Those with high specific activity and short half life (<30 days)
must be stored in jugs for 10 half-lives. Isotopes with longer
half-lives will be solidified by absorption onto vermiculite in
double plastic bags. Call the Radiation Safety Office for instruc-
tions and pickup.
9. INCINERATOR ASHES
Call OSORD Office, Waste Coordination
CALL 569-7969
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NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE:
PACKAGING GUIDELINES
Non-Hazardous Waste
Definition:
Any waste NOT contaminated with chemical, infectious, or radioac-
tive materials.
Examples:
— Office wastes
— Disposable labware
— Uncontaminated animal bedding
— Items and media which have been decontaminated
Note: See Bio-Waste Instructions for Disposal of Syringes and
Needles
Packaging Guidelines
If Discarding:
Office Waste
1. Place waste in metal trash receptacle lined with plastic bag
(Minimum 34 mil. thickness, unless otherwise stated)
2. Pick-up at your site by housekeeping staff.
Disposable Glass and Plastic Labware
1. Place in a glassware disposal box: bench size, floor size, or
similar plastic-lined, puncture-resistant container.
2. Close container and secure with filament tape; then identify as
"General Waste."
3. See glassware flow chart for glass waste classifications.
Uncontaminated Animal Bedding
1. Place dry bedding in Kraft paper bag.
2. For wet bedding, insert plastic liner (50 mil.) in bag before
adding bedding.
3. Fill bag 3/4 full. To close bag, fold twice at top and staple shut
along fold.
4. Place in dockside dumpster as general waste.
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NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE
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Media
1. Liquid Media
a. Autoclave, cool, and pour liquid down drain, or
b. Decontaminate by adding appropriate liquid disinfectant.
Then pour liquid down drain, or
c. Pour on absorbent vermiculite. Place in 50-mil plastic; send
to landfill.
2. Semi-Solid Media
a. Put media and container in autoclave bag inside a metal
pan.
b. Autoclave, allow to cool.
c. Place in general waste trash receptacle lined with plastic
bag or take to dockside dumpster.
Disposal Information Call 569-7969, 7240
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AWBERC GLASSWARE DISPOSAL
Contaminated*
(Broken & Unbroken)
Decontaminated/Rinsed
Including Gas
Lecture Bottles
Radioactive
"Hazardous"
Unbroken
Broken
Special
Arrangements
(Health Physicist
or Other Designated
Personnel-Ext.7969)
Temporary
Satellite Storage
(B71)
Prep. Rm (388)
Glass Disposal Box**
Approved
Disposer
-Secure
Landfill
Recycling
Contractor
Compactor
* Residual Quantities of
Hazardous Chemicals
Sanitary
Landfill
*Pick-up initiated by phone call to
Trouble Desk (Ext.7521)
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CHEMICAL WASTE:
PACKAGING GUIDELINES
(FOR PRE-DISPOSAL PROCEDURES, SEE
LABORATORY MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES)
Waste Flammable Solvents
1. Use safety can or gallon glass bottle. (One quart max. if acutely
hazardous. See Segregation Instruction #7.)
2. Complete the "EPA-Chemical Waste Tag" EPA-385(CIN) and
attach to safety can. List each major solvent.
Chemical In Original Container
1. Confirm identity of chemical.
2. If label is loose or illegible, complete "EPA-Chemical Waste
Tag" EPA-385(CIN) and attach to container.
Chemicals In Containers Other Than the Original
1. If container was previously used to package chemicals, mark XX
through original label.
2. Complete the "EPA-Chemical Waste Tag" EPA-385(CIN), and
attach to container.
Non-Radioactive Liquid Media
Containing Toxic/Carcinogenic Materlal(s)
1. Collect in a suitable container.
Note: For disposal of large volumes (5 liters or greater), consult
the Lab Safety Supply catalogue.
2. Add a sufficient amount of an appropriate disinfectant to pre-
vent the growth of microorganisms.
3. Complete the "EPA-Chemical Waste Tag" EPA-385(CIN), and
attach to container.
Non-Radioactive Waste Resulting
from Cleanup of Chemical Spills,
Weighing of Solid Toxic Materials
1. Use plastic-lined cardboard box or other suitable container.
2. After filling, tie plastic bag.
3. Seal box with filament tape.
HANDLE WITH CARE!
CONTAINS HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC WASTES
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CHEMICAL WASTE
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Multiple Containers in Cartons
1. Separate chemicals by compatibility.
2. Check the sides and bottom of carton to ensure they can
withstand the weight. Avoid overfilling.
3. Use cardboard separators or other suitable packing mate-
rials to ensure the stability of the containers during transport.*
4. Identify chemical and approximate quantity. Use "EPA-
Chemical Waste Tag" EPA-385(CIN), and attach to container.
* Recommendation: Absorbent for spillage and shock absorption.
Ampules
1. UNOPENED (EXCESS)
Leave in original containers. Label as "Hazardous Waste,"
and affix EPA-385(CIN) label with complete identification.
2. OPENED
Rinsed: Dispose as labware.
Unrinsed: Collect in one-gallon or 5-liter jugs. Collection
over time at the work site requires red "Hazardous Waste,"
label. When full, affix EPA-385(CIN) and bring to waste
storage facility at appropriate time.
Analytical Solutions (Unused and Unneeded)
SEPARATE:
1. ORGANIC*
2. INORGANIC*
* Use large glass container disposal or ampule disposal
as appropriate.
Disposal Information: 569-7969,7240
For: Call:
Spills in your laboratory
569-7597
AWBERC Guard's desk (rear)
Note: For spills larger than you can safely
handle, call the Guard's desk. They will
notify the Emergency Response Team
by phone or beeper.
6U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: l**3 - 750-002/8O2«7
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