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General ('Black Bag') Safe Waste

   

 

All non-recyclable general (safe) waste items can be disposed of in the ‘black bags’ lining bins labelled (‘general waste’ only (no identifiable lab items)).  Bags are disposed of by the cleaning staff.

 

 

Black bag disposal MUST NOT be used for:

  • hazardous items  
  • non-hazardous but identifiable lab items

Black bag disposal can be used for:

  • paper / card
  • tissues / ‘blue roll’ (residual, low hazard chemical contamination acceptable)
  • packaging materials from lab consumables
  • empty chemical containers (rinsed out and labels removed)
  • gloves (uncontaminated)

 NOTE: recycle materials where possible