Waste Disposal

nonhazardous

Blue

• no sharp

• capped creams and ointments

• expired prepackaged meds

• pills or tabs

• IV with medication left

hazardous

alerted black container waste

• partial sharps (syringes with or without needs, ampules)

• warfarin

• nicotine

• epinephrine

• nitroglycerin

controlled substances

controlled substances (greenish)

• pills, liquid, patches

• oxycodone

• morphine

• fentanyl

• hydrocodone

chemo

yellow

• empty waste with trace amounts of chemotherapy

red sharps

red

• broken glass vials/ampules, needles

• do not contain chemo or P/U list characteristic drugs

red biohazards

red

• items with blood, blood products, bodily fluids, bloody materials, tubes

trash

• empty IV bags

• non contaminated PPE, gloves

• medications wrappers

• empty drug vials (no chemo. or characteristic/P/U list drugs)

drain

• IV solutions or IVPV with dextrose, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, etc (electrolytes)