Lisa, I just had a similar situation, and our waste management company just had me put the tightly sealed containers in plastic bags and label with hazardous waste label. I could put multiple samples in a plastic bag. I thought I would have to separate the tissue from the fixative, but that was not the case.
I am in Boston, and we deal with Triumverate Environmental. Hope this helps! Peggy -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Lisa S. Black Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 3:51 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Tissue specimen disposal 1. How do you dispose of formalin fixed tissue specimens? 2. If you use a vendor, do you pour off the formalin first and have two separate waste companies remove the fluid and tissue? 3. If you use one vendor for both, please provide vendor name. Thanks, Lisa _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet