Developing the system Please help us develop the waste disposal system Meets your needs but also meets the needs of the University, National Resources Wales and Health and Safety Executive. For further help and advice contact Mark Lewis; Ext Forms can be down loaded from the School Safety pages. Cardiff School of Biosciences and The European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute Waste Disposal system Tissue Culture Waste NO GM – NO GLASS – NO SHARPS Disinfect in Virkon or Alternative Stripettes, plastic culture flasks, tips etc. Orange cardboard bin. No Large volumes of liquids Liquid waste Dispose to drains Complete Special waste form (F6) Take form to autoclave room to collect waste room key Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 & 3 – C2.03 ECSCRI – Blue Bin Sharps e.g. scalpels, needles, syringes, lancets, razors, slides Infectious medicinal (non-cytotoxic/ cytostatic) sharps for incineration. Histology/ microscope slides. Waste code: HS Sharps & Glassware Waste Broken Glassware black bin bag (top & bottom) Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 and 3 - Bin store on rear deck ECSCRI – Blue bin Yellow top bin Cardboard glass bin Infectious non- medicinal sharps for alternative treatment. Phlebotomy sharps Waste code: HN Purple top bin Cytotoxic/ Cytostatic sharps. See guidance document Waste code: HS Complete Special waste form (F6) For Biosi 1 take form to autoclave room 0.29, for Biosi 2 & 3 take form to C2.03 to collect waste room key from technician. For ECSCRI – Blue Bin Orange top bin Non-contaminated Contaminated with Infectious material Contaminated with Hazardous chemicals Render safe by Autoclaving Yellow top bin Complete Special waste form (F6) For Biosi 1 take form to autoclave room 0.29, for Biosi 2 & 3 take form to C2.03 to collect waste room key from technician. For ECSCRI – Blue Bin All GM waste must be rendered safe prior to disposal. No Human or Animal Tissue. GM Waste NO HUMAN NO ANIMAL Insect -20 o C freezer – for 24 hours. Option of disposal route Tissue culture Disinfect in Virkon or Alternative Liquid disposed to drain Take form to autoclave room to collect waste room key Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 & 3 – C2.03 ECSCRI – Blue Bin Complete Special waste form (F6) Orange cardboard bin Disinfected plastic waste Autoclave bag (double bag; 2/3 full) Take to Autoclave room/area Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 & 3 – C2.03 ECSCRI – Blue Bin For B1, B2 & B3 - complete autoclave disposal form. Attach autoclave disposal label to each bag Microbial, plant and viral Yellow plastic bin- max weight 25kg Complete Special waste form (F6) Human Tissue Waste* NO SHARPS GM Waste Non GM Waste/Human body parts/anatomical Yellow plastic bin- max weight 25kg Take form to autoclave room to collect waste room key Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 & 3 – C2.03 ECSCRI – Blue Bin Animal Tissue Waste NO SHARPS Yellow plastic bin- max weight 25kg Complete Special waste form (F6) GM Waste Non GM Waste Yellow plastic bin- max weight 25kg Take form to autoclave room to collect waste room key Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 & 3 – C2.03 ECSCRI – Blue Bin Laboratory Waste NO SHARPS- NO GLASS-NO GM Low-risk, Offensive (e.g. gloves, tips, universals, microfuge tubes, stripettes) Class 1 or 2 pathogens Not contaminated with medicines or chemicals No large volumes of liquids Non-hazardous, Non-offensive (e.g. packaging materials) Recycle as much as possible Black bin bag Collection By cleaners Orange cardboard bin Hazardous (i.e. waste with residual chemical contamination e.g. with phenol, trizol) No Large volumes of liquids Yellow cardboard bin For Biosi 1 take form to autoclave room 0.29, for Biosi 2 & 3 take form to C2.03 to collect waste room key from technician. For ECSCRI – Blue Bin Complete Special waste form (F6) Non GM Class 1 and 2 microbial, fungi waste rendered inactive by autoclaving. No large volumes of liquids. For fly waste please freeze prior to disposal Autoclave bag (double bag; 2/3 full) Take to Autoclave room/area Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 – C2.03 ECSCRI – Blue Bin All Biosi - complete autoclave disposal form. Attach autoclave disposal label to each bag – available from autoclave room Non-hazardous, Offensive (e.g. Plastic/paper lab coats, uncontaminated plastic. NO stripettes or tips Yellow/black stripe tiger bag For Biosi 1 take form to autoclave room 0.29, for Biosi 2 & 3 take form to C2.03 to collect waste room key from technician. For ECSCRI – Blue Bin Complete Special waste form (F6) Chemical Waste Liquids; a suitable leak proof container must be used (5 litres max) Solids; original or suitable container. Both must show appropriate hazard labels Complete chemical waste disposal form (F5). form to for Once approved the form will be returned to you. Take the completed form and chemical to the technician in the autoclave room Biosi 1 – 0.29 Biosi 2 & 3 – C2.03 on any Wednesday between 2 – 3pm ECSCRI – contact Mark Bishop Waste TypeWaste Code Purple top sharps^MY Yellow top sharps^HS /09 Orange top sharps*HN Human body parts - yellow plastic bin^HB Anatomical waste (biospy tissue)- yellow plastic bin^NA Animal body parts GM - yellow plastic bin^GA Animal body parts non GM - yellow plastic bin^VA Infectious Lab waste waste - yellow cardboard bin^LI Non-infectious lab waste -oragnec cardboard box*LX Tiger bagsTiger / Recyclable materials Bags collected by Cleaners (do not keep bags in Amber or Red areas as they will NOT be removed) StarLab tip boxes (no tips), Empty glass and plastic Winchester bottles from Fisher and Sigma Green bag ie. office paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and containers (rinsed and lids removed), cellophane and shrink wrap NO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN LABORATORY AREAS Take items to the rear deck waste store, and place in designated bins. *Human Tissue DISPOSAL OF HUMAN TISSUE MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HUMAN TISSUE AUTHORITY CODE OF PRACTICE – AS DESIGNATED ON THE CONCENT FORM -