Kathy, I'm not sure where you're located, but I am in California and we use a disposal company called Stericycle. They separate the waste for us and take both the specimens and formalin. I believe Stericycle works in other states besides California. Laurie
-----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Sara Baldwin/mhhcc.org Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:56 AM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] FORMALIN DISPOSAL Histonetters: Our disposal company for formalin wants us to separate our stored tissues from the formalin and then pour the formalin into a drum. Does anyone have a procedure that doesn't expose your histotechs when pouring formalin off stored tissues, the company states there isn't a container that we can use to put the formalin and tissues in without being non-complient. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks Pathology Supervisor Kathy Baldwin, SCT (ASCP) Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center sbald...@mhhcc.org Ph 812-482-0210, 482-0216, Fax 812-482-0232, Pager 812-481-0897 Confidential information, Authorized use only. _______________________________________________ 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