Laboratory related material as waste

Description and handling

Laboratory related materials are materials that have been handled in a laboratory. It can be, for example, protective gloves, plastic tubes, wipes, pipette tips or broken glass.

Non-contaminated laboratory related material

Laboratory related material that has not been in contact with either chemicals, infectious substances, radioactive substance or other type of contamination shall be collected in separate fraction and left as combustible waste.

Contaminated laboratory related material

Laboratory related material contaminated with something from laboratory work, eg. chemicals, infectious substances, radioactive substances or other types of contamination are sorted according to the type of contamination and are handled according to the respective description.