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Infection Control (Health) Toolbox Managing waste Colour coding of waste disposal containers ___________________________________________________________________ Normal waste Black, white or green containers are used for normal waste, which is waste that has not been contaminated with blood or blood-contaminated body fluids. Disposal of normal waste This waste is disposed of by landfill (or recycling if appropriate). Clinical/infectious waste Yellow containers are used for clinical/infectious waste. Yellow rigid-walled containers are used for sharps. Both of these types of containers should be labelled with the clinical waste symbol. Disposal of clinical/infectious waste Sharps require incineration by a licensed contractor. Non-sharps may be incinerated or steam sterilised by autoclaving, then disposed of in supervised landfill. In office-based practices, small volumes of blood, urine or faeces can be disposed of via the sewerage system, but disposal of a large volume of clinical waste must follow local regulations. Cytotoxic waste Purple containers with the cytotoxic waste symbol are used for cytotoxic waste. Disposal of cytotoxic waste Cytotoxic waste requires incineration at 1100oC. This must be carried out by a licensed contractor. Radioactive waste Red containers with the radiation symbol are used for radioactive waste. Disposal of radioactive waste Radioactive waste must be disposed of by a licensed contractor. Dilute isotopes may be disposed of via the sewerage system in accordance with relevant guidelines. © Commonwealth of Australia 2012 | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Australia License