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| General Waste Management Procedures |
| Definition: |
Material free of any apparent or actual pathological/infectious, radioactive or hazardous chemical contamination
Note:
Some MPW can be decontaminated and then discarded as general waste.
Some general waste material can be recycled.
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| Examples of General Waste |
- Office waste -paper, boxes, folders, which can not be recycled
- Disposable cloth, paper, plastic, or glass items
- Decontaminated media or labware
- Styrofoam, bottles and cans which can not be recycled
- Uncontaminated animal bedding
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| Materials which are NOT General Waste |
- NEVER use an MPW box to dispose of general waste
- Items which contain radioactive materials or the actual or perceived presence of pathogenic agents
- "Sharps" (needles, syringes, scalpel blades, etc.) - see MPW Section
- Empty 5 gallon (or larger) plastic or metal containers, such as used for solvents or paint - see Chemical Waste Section
- Waste material which appears to be medical waste - MPW Section
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| Spills or Emergencies - |
On Bethesda campus |
911 (NIH response) |
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Off campus in MD |
9-911 (Montgomery County response) |
| Safety and Health Specialists |
301-496-2346 |
| Health Physicists |
301-496-5774 |
| Chemical Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-4710 |
Assistance: 301-496-7990 |
| Multihazardous Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-4710 or 301-496-4451 |
Assistance: 301-496-7990 |
| Radioactive Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-4451 |
Assistance: 301-496-5774 |
| Medical Pathological Waste, MPW |
Pickup: 301-496-7990 |
Assistance: 301-496-2346 |
| Recycling Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-7990 |
Assistance: 301-496-7990 |
| Information on Moving Laboratories |
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| Chemical Move |
301-496-7990 |
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| Radioactive Material Move |
301-496-5774 |
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| Biohazard Material and Laboratory Clearance |
301-496-2346 |
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