biohazard from an isolation room is collection co. considered potentially infectious (per VUMC policy IC 10-10.01 Items visibly Red bag - may Autoclave For tissue (placenta, items contaminated with blood or contaminated OPIM and which would release need to double For Offsite OR tissue) see Pathological with blood or bag if leakage Practices: Waste in this table. these substances in a liquid or other potentially state if compressed; items is possible biohazard infectious collection co. that are caked with dried blood or materials (OPIM) OPIM and are capable of releasing these materials during handling Patient care Foley bags, IV bags and tubing, Clear or tan Landfill Any patient item that is not devices (not blue pads, urine cup (if no blood), bag visibly contaminated with contaminated vaginal speculums, etc. blood/body fluid. with blood) General Waste Pizza boxes, soda cans, fast food Clear or tan Landfill Do not place these items in wrappers, flowers, newspapers, bag red bags even if they are magazines, paper wrappings from from an isolation room. sterile items, paper towels, etc Recyclable Soda cans, paper Clear Recycled Rinse prior to placement in recycling container TYPE OF EXAMPLES CONTAINER DISPOSAL COMMENTS WASTE USED METHODS Chemotherapy Chemotherapy bags, etc. * Refer Cytotoxic Incineration Return unused drug to Waste to sharps section above for needle waste bucket Service, For pharmacy disposal or container Offsite lined with practices: cytotoxic waste biohazard bags collection co. Pharmaceutical Controlled Meds Follow VUMC Policy CL Waste Pharmaceutical and listed EPA regulated BLACK Incinerated “B” “P” Waste pharmaceutical waste container for as chemical B/P waste waste Pharmaceutical listed EPA regulated BLACK Managed “A” Waste pharmaceutical waste container with and green label Incinerated as aerosol waste Pharmaceutical Unused, partial bags/vials of BLUE Incinerated Waste NON-EPA regulated Pharm waste waste container Pharmaceutical Electrolyte/glucose/ lactated Sewer disposal Waste ringers IV fluids (NO medications)
biohazard collection co. from an isolation room is considered potentially infectious (per VUMC policy IC 10-10.01 Items visibly contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) items contaminated with blood or OPIM and which would release these substances in a liquid or state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or OPIM and are capable of releasing these materials during handling Red bag - may need to double bag if leakage is possible Autoclave For Offsite Practices: biohazard collection co. For tissue (placenta, OR tissue) see Pathological Waste in this table. Patient care devices (not contaminated with blood) Foley bags, IV bags and tubing, blue pads, urine cup (if no blood), vaginal speculums, etc. Clear or tan bag Landfill Any patient item that is not visibly contaminated with blood/body fluid. General Waste Pizza boxes, soda cans, fast food wrappers, flowers, newspapers, magazines, paper wrappings from sterile items, paper towels, etc Clear or tan bag Landfill Do not place these items in red bags even if they are from an isolation room. Recyclable Soda cans, paper Clear Recycled Rinse prior to placement in recycling container TYPE OF WASTE EXAMPLES CONTAINER USED DISPOSAL METHODS COMMENTS Chemotherapy Waste Chemotherapy bags, etc. * Refer to sharps section above for needle disposal Cytotoxic waste bucket or container lined with cytotoxic waste bags Incineration Service, For Offsite practices: biohazard collection co. Return unused drug to pharmacy Pharmaceutical Waste Controlled Meds Follow VUMC Policy CL Pharmaceutical Waste “B” and “P” listed EPA regulated pharmaceutical waste BLACK container for B/P waste Incinerated as chemical waste Pharmaceutical Waste “A” listed EPA regulated pharmaceutical waste BLACK container with green label Managed and Incinerated as aerosol waste Pharmaceutical Waste Unused, partial bags/vials of NON-EPA regulated Pharm waste BLUE waste container Incinerated Pharmaceutical Waste Electrolyte/glucose/ lactated ringers IV fluids (NO medications) Sewer disposal
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