Benchtop Biological Waste Labels
Printable labels for benchtop containers used to collect solid, biologically-contaminated waste
Biological Waste
Summary
How to manage and dispose of biological waste.
Who is this for?
All students, faculty, and staff who manage or dispose of biological waste.
Managing biological waste
Multiple agencies regulate managing biological and regulated medical waste, which includes:
- Animal waste.
- Biotechnology by-product effluents such as cultures and solutions contaminated with microorganisms (including genetically modified microorganisms).
- Human blood and materials contaminated with human blood.
- Human parts, tissues, and fluids.
- Infectious agent cultures and all non-decontaminated labware used with cultures generated in research or clinical labs.
- Mixed biohazardous waste.
- Recombinant and synthetic nucleic acids.
- Unused or biologically-contaminated sharps.
Related resources
Find documents and online tools to manage biological waste.
Biosafety Manual
Safety guidance, policies, and procedures for work with biological materials
Sharps Disposal
Manage and dispose of sharps
Sink Disposal and Wastewater Discharge Poster
Printable poster about wastewater discharge and sink disposal requirements
Solid Biological and Pathological Waste
Collect and dispose of solid biological and pathological waste
EHS support
Contact biosafety@harvard.edu or your Biosafety Officer (BSO) for more information about managing and disposing of biological waste, including:
- Aspiration and vacuum flask set-up.
- Biological waste decontamination.