The area is covered with hypochlorite solution, covered with towel, left 5 minutes, cleaned up and disinfected with Dynakil solution . Joan, Etobicoke 2. We always disposed of glass slides and coverslips in a plastic biohazard jug. Recently we have been told that urine is not a high risk body fluid and therefore does not need biohazard precautions. Urine is poured down the drain.
Container goes into regular garbage.
Container then goes into regular garbage. We dispose of urine as a biohazard. These samples may contain blood. If in doubt, treat as a biohazard. Larry, Glencoe We take universal precautions when handling and disposing of urine.