Biomedical Waste Management Services includes
Biohazardous waste includes the following categories:
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Sharps, including but not limited to hypodermic needles, blades, and slides. For more information on recognizing sharps, read How to Dispose of Sharps.
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Dry biohazardous waste
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Contaminated cultures, petri dishes, and other culture flasks
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Infectious agents
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Wastes from bacteria, viruses, spores, or live and attenuated vaccines
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Waste contaminated with excretion, exudates, or secretations from infectious humans or animals
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Paper towels, Kim wipes, bench paper, or any other items contaminated with biohazard materials
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Liquid biohazardous waste
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Human or animal blood
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Human or animal blood elements
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Human or animal bodily fluids or semi-liquid materials
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The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard uses the term, "regulated waste," to refer to the following categories of waste:
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liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM);
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items contaminated with blood or OPIM and which would release these substances in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed;
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items that are caked with dried blood or OPIM and are capable of releasing these materials during handling;
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contaminated sharps; and
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pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or OPIM.
