Accessibility statement

Non-Hazardous Indentifiable Laboratory Waste

 

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

Procedure for disposal of non-hazardous lab waste