Waste Guide

Take note of the following before disposing of anything in the lab

Used microbial plates

Collect the plates in an autoclave bag and sterilize in the pressure cooker by boiling for 20 minutes.

Used culture tubes

Poor the content into a big bottle and collect the tubes in an autoclave bag. Sterilize both in the pressure cooker by boiling for 20 minutes.

Plastic pasteur transfer pipettes

When used to transfer liquid cultures: collect in an autoclave bag and sterilize in the pressure cooker by boiling for 20 minutes.

When used for transfering just medium or other liquids: dispose in the trash bin.

Glass: Glass pipettes, Microscope slides, Broken material

Collect in the glass wear box in the lab.

Food, drinks

Aha! Got ya! Never ever eat or drink in the lab!

Staining

Use as little staining dye as possible in the first place. Absorp in paper towels or old news papers. Let it dry and dispose of it.

Liquid solutions

Check with the lab manager whether you can poor it down the sink (depends on the content).