We used to put a red bio-hazard bag (the heavy duty one's) into a cardboard box. This usually did not leak. Just saying if you still want to use your box method =)
Sarah Goebel-Dysart, BA, HT(ASCP) Histotechnologist Mirna Therapeutics 2150 Woodward Street Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78744 (512)901-0900 ext. 6912 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Breeden, Sara Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:28 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] OT: Wednesday Half-Wit I used to use Sub-X in the processor. Changing paraffin was no problem because I'd just drain it into a Styrofoam box, allow it to set, seal it up, mark it "waste paraffin" and put it into the regular trash. Easy, right? Well - then I changed back to using xylene. First time I changed paraffin, I used my tried-and-true method, only to arrive at the lab in the morning to find a partially dissolved Styrofoam box on the counter, surrounded by a solidified pool of paraffin. Eureka! Xylene dissolves Styrofoam! It was not pretty but I think I've invented a new space-age compound. Fortunately, I was struck by an Inspiration - use an empty xylene/alcohol bottle with the top cut off (so I can insert the paraffin drain). I don't know why I'm posting this except to show that when confronted with an unusual circumstance, women rule! Now, back to work. Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP) New Mexico Department of Agriculture Veterinary Diagnostic Services 1101 Camino de Salud NE Albuquerque, NM 87102 505-383-9278 (Histology Lab) _______________________________________________ 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
