The NEW UVM Biowaste Management System

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The NEW UVM Biowaste Management System
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The Current System
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• Current Options use Stericycle Biowaste Boxes or
  Autoclave and take to biowaste dumpster
• Problems with Autoclaving Biowaste
• Potentially dangerous hazardous vapors can be
  produced (e.g. phenol)
• Time consuming
• Not cost effective vs. boxes

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The New System

• Only Stericycle biowaste boxes will be used
• Boxes and bags provided by Stericycle in the HSRF
  biosafety shelter
• When boxes are full in the laboratory
• Tape the boxes to seal them closed
• Move (via lab cart or dolly) to HSRF loading dock
  storage container

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New Biowaste Shelter Location at the HSRF
loading dock (door faces building)
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Shelter Amenities

• Conveniently located
• Cat card swipe access
• Air conditioned
• Illuminated
• Weekly waste
• pick-up on
• Thursday mornings
• Inspected weekly by ESF staff

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All laboratories (except those in Terrill) will
transport their waste to HSRF loading dock for
pick up
Rowell
Given
Hills
HSRF
Marsh
Shelter Location
Stafford
Terrill
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Bio Waste System Supplies

• Supplies
• Tape
• Boxes
• Red Bags
• Supplies will be stocked in the HSRF biowaste
  shelter
• Write the lab supervisor name and lab room number
  on all waste boxes

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Biowaste Materials Disposal

• All solid biological waste generated from a
  laboratory can go directly into the biowaste box.
  
• Examples
• Animal and human tissues
• Eggs
• Contaminated containers and media (such as well
  plates)
• Contaminated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  can be included as well.

Be sure the waste is double bagged in the
biowaste (cardboard) box. Frozen biowaste should
be transported by ESF staff. Contact us by
Tuesday for that weeks Thursday pick up.
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Sharps Disposal
Small sharps should be collected in a sharps
container before being placed in a biowaste box.
Pipette tips should be placed directly in the
biowaste box
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Liquid Bio Waste Disposal

• Biohazardous liquids (without chemicals) should
  be mixed with a 10 Bleach solution for at least
  20 minutes and then can be poured down the drain.

Note Please order A-1 brand bleach from ESF
because it does not contain mercury.
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Chemical Waste Disposal (e.g. chemo-therapeutics)

• PLEASE NOTE
• Pharmaceutical or chemical waste should NEVER be
  discarded as biohazard waste in a box or sharps
  container!
• Please keep all liquids and chemicals out of the
  biohazard waste boxes!
• Tag all chemicals pharmaceuticals for pick-up
  by (ESF)

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• Contact Environmental Safety at esf_at_uvm.edu if
  you have any Questions about these Changes