There is a requirement to segregate non-hazardous (but identifiable) lab waste items from general ‘black bag’ waste collected by the local authority. All non-hazardous (but identifiable) lab waste must be disposed of using the ‘Tiger’ bag waste stream. |
‘Tiger' bag disposal MUST NOT be used for:
• GM / Infectious materials
• Sharps / glass
• liquid waste
‘Tiger' bags MUST NOT be overfilled; overfilled bags can cause spillage of contents or be difficult to lift. Replace when they are either three quarters full or reach a maximum of 10 kg
‘Tiger' bag disposal can be used for the following (note: residual chemical contamination only is acceptable):
• gloves
• plastic pipettes (must be contained in 'Pipette bins' to prevent splitting the 'tiger' bag)
• pipette tips (containment in tip jars / bins recommended to avoid splitting the 'tiger' bag)
• plastic tubes
• micro-titre plates
• syringe bodies
• weigh boats
• empty plastic chemical containers
• gels
• non-GM tissue culture contaminated waste materials
NOTE: clean, uncontaminated plastics can be recycled where practicable