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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:08:28 -0400
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Subject: 2 more RE: [DCHAS-L] Syringe Disposal
Date: June 15, 2010 2:45:35 PM EDT Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] Syringe
Disposal
Being in
NJ, I remember (those days in the 80=92s) and would like to remind
everyone that you need to be careful about the perceptions that may go
along with something like syringes in the normal solid waste stream. The
syringes definitely are RCRA empty and can be disposed of as solid
waste, but remember that untrained people usually only know what they
hear about in the news=85which is the sensationalized story. In my
opinion, the best management practice is what Rachel describes, because
it=92s under your control.
Halim A.
Hasan, CHMM
Environmental Health & Safety Officer
Radiation Safety Officer
Lundbeck Research USA
201.350.0119 Office
201.315.4842 Mobile
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Date: June 15, 2010 2:43:41 PM EDT
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] Disposal of empty syringes used
for solvent delivery
We too,
use syringes for non-medical purposes (auto-injector GCs, spiking QC
solvents, etc) and ours are not regulated as medical waste but as
hazardous waste IAW our state Hazardous Waste Plan and RCRA
requirements. Since we are not a medical facility or normally deal with
"medical related" activities in our Lab, it's kinda hard to explain the
generation of "red-bag" waste.
I
disagree that "all" sharps, regardless of use should be regulated as
medical waste. We may be reading too much into this or perhaps local
regulators don't understand what the sharps are being used for. However,
I do agree that sharps should not be placed in regular
trash.
Don A.
Long
STS, CAIH
Southwest Research Institute Laboratory
Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
PO Box 20130
White Hall, AR 71612
870-541-4930
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