Sharps must be packaged in one cubic foot plastic sharps containers. The Clinical Technician should then determine the activity amount for each package and enter the data on the Radioactive Waste Disposal Form. These vials must be autoclaved prior to disposal. Package the vials in their original container if possible or double bag. Dry uranyl compounds should be packaged in 4-mil transparent yellow radioactive waste bags.
Examples are syringes, needles, blades, broken glass, pipettes, slides, teeth, etc.
Sharps contaminated with biological or infectious material must be classified as radioactive biological waste. The package must be an approved hard-sided plastic sharps container that displays the universal biohazard symbol. Broken glass may be placed in hard-sided cardboard glass disposal boxes. Infectious pipettes may be placed into cardboard pipette disposal sleeves that display the universal biohazard symbol. The sleeves may then be placed into 4-ml red plastic waste bags labeled with radioactive tape.