Medical Waste Segregation
Chart of Medical Waste Segration
Medical Waste Segregation
SHARPS CONTAINERS
- Needles
- Blades
- Razors
- Ampules
- Broken Glass
- Guide Wires
- Staples
- Trocars
- Sharp Objects
BIOHAZARD WASTE
- Blood Products
- IV Tubing
- Cultures, Stacks
- Infectious Waste
- Contaminated PPE
PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE
- Partial IV’s
- IV Tubing
- Unused Pills
- Topical Ointments
- Partial Vials
- Sponges soaked in liquid meds
- Unused Pills
RCRA HAZARDOUS
- “RX” D, U and P listed Pharmaceutical’s
- Antineoplastic Waste
- Mercury-filled Devices
- Chemical Sterilizing Agents
DUAL WASTE
- Syringes
- Bulk Pharmaceuticals
- Ampoules with Meds
- Live Vaccine with RCRA Hazardous (Tetanus Toxoid Fluid, Decavac – Injectable Form)
- Syringe or vial with RCRA or P listed
TRACE CHEMO
- Empty Vials, Syringes, IV Bags
- Anything Used With Antineoplastics gowns, goggles, gloves, tubing and wipes (unless overtly contaminated)
- Needles used with antineoplastics must be placed in a designated sharps container and managed as a regulated infectious waste.
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