Agar slants with biological material
Biological liquids (not in test tubes)
Biological liquids in test tubes
Broken glass (contaminated)
Broken glass (not contaminated)
Cotton Swabs (contaminated)
Needles, glass slides, syringes, pipettes, other
types of sharps
Noncontaminated paper
Petri dishes and contaminated solids (other
than pipettes or swab
Transfer pipettes (contaminated)
Method of Disposal
Place tube upright in indicated test tube rack,
but place caps in basket as indicated
Leave in container with closed cap and/or
follow specific instructions given by the TA
or course instructor
Place tube upright in indicated test tube rack
with caps left on the tube
Sharps container
Broken glass container
Benchtop disinfectant/discard can
Sharps container
Regular trash
Biohazard “orange/red bag” container
Benchtop disinfectant/discard can