All of our slides are put into buckets and placed in the regular dumpster as long as there is no patient names on the slides. We don't even treat them as "sharps".
Mike -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sharon Campbell Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:57 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] slide disposal Hi everyone! Thank you for all the great responses to my last question about metal vs. plastic molds. I have another question being debated however, How to dispose of slides once the required time is up (10 years for us). We have put the slide in sharps containers and then into biohazard, but are they really bioharzard, the slides only contain the patients accession number - no personal ID on the slides? How do you guys dispose of your slides when space and money are an issue? Thank you Sharon Campbell, HTL(ASCP)CM, BSBM Histology Supervisor Celligent Diagnostics, LLC Formerly Pathology Associates Services 101 East W.T. Harris Blvd, Suite 1212 Charlotte, NC 28262 800-524-6779 ext. 104 704-970-3304 Direct Line shar...@celligent.net _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet