Don't dispose of it... Recycle it. Creative Waste Solutions has a nice "Green" recycler for smaller labs, but we're using the BR Instrument for our lab. I never imagined that we would recycle our formalin, but when we tried out the BR, I was very impressed. We've saved so much by not having to constantly purchase formalin and our surgery department has quit ordering it as well. Since we have much more recycled than we can use, surgery now gets their formalin from us.
If you can't get a recycler, we used to use D'Formalizer from Surgipath to neutralize our formalin. Good luck, Karen Karen L. Bauer HT/HTL (ASCP) Histology Section Chief Department of Pathology - Luther Hospital Luther Midelfort - Mayo Health System 715-838-3205 bauer.ka...@mayo.edu -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jones, Laura Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 1:16 PM To: Histonet (E-mail) Subject: [Histonet] Switching Back to Formalin After years of working to get away from the use of Formalin in our lab, it seems as though we are going to be bringing it back. I'm seeking advice concerning what everyone is using to neutralize their formalin prior to disposal. Any recommendations welcome! Thanks in advance! Laura _______________________________________________ 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