PRECAUTIONS AND METHODS OF

DISCARDING AND DISPOSING

LABORATORY WASTE

Laeticia Rodrigues
P21008
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 Laboratory waste is an
unavoidable byproduct of
many processes: medical
tests, hospital procedures,
pharmaceutical
manufacturing,
laboratory research and
experimentation.

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 STORAGE
LABELLING
PACKAGING

COLLECTION
&
CLASSIFICATION DISPOSAL
WASTE
DISPOSAL
4 STEPS
 WHILE SEGREGATING CHEMICAL WASTE........
Do not store the following near each other
Acids and bases
Reactive metals and combustible materials
Cyanide, sulphide and arsebic compunds and acids
Mercury or silver and ammonium containing
compounds
Do not mix solids and liquids.

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PACKAGING
The container should not react with the
waste.
Place hazardous waste in sealable contaiers.
Containers must be kept closed.

LABELING
Must be labeled as HAZARDOUS
WASTE.
Should be accurate, legible and fully
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explained.
STORAGE
Select correct container
(glass/plastic/metal) for storage.
Use appropriate sized
container.
Containers must be tightly
sealed and not leak.
Do not store longer than 90
days.
 COLLECTION AND
TRANSPORTATION

Pack all waste in drums provided by the contractors.

To avoid public exposure, smell and microbes, containers must
always be covered.
CBWTF operator’s vehicles should only be used for waste
collection purposes.
CBWTF operators' vehicles should be registered under Motor
Vehicle Act with the R.T.O/ Transport Department.
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 TREATMENT

Needles and syringes nozzles should shred into a needle destroyer or syringe
cutter.
Culture plates are disposed of into appropriate bags. And plates should be
autoclaved and then sterilized.
Glassware should be clean, disinfected and sterilized.
Disposable items should be dipped into 1% solution of sodium hypochlorite for 30
mins to 1 hour. Then mutilated and proceed for further disposal.
Non- infectious liquid waste are neutralized with reagents and then disposed of.
Liquid infectious wastes are treated with chemical disinfectant and neutralized.

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 Gas Sterilization
Chemical disinfecation
Incineration DISPOSAL

Microwave Irradiation Autoclaving

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