Sharps ContainerBiological Waste

Biological Waste

Biological Materials

Information regarding treatment and disposal of biological materials can be found can be found in the Biosafety fact sheet titled Treatment and Disposal of Biological Materials Fact Sheet. This fact sheet and other Biosafety fact sheets can be found at http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/bss/factsheets/.

Please contact us via email at http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/contact/ if you have any questions about the disposal of biological materials on the UIUC campus.

Handling and Disposal of Lab Sharps

Information regarding the handling and disposal of laboratory sharps can be found in the Biosafety fact sheet titled Handling and Disposal of Lab Sharps. This fact sheet and other Biosafety fact sheets can be found at http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/bss/factsheets/.

Attention: The Division of Research Safety's Sharps Collection service is provided to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, staff, and faculty engaged in activities related to their education, employment, health, and/or research.

Do you need to fill out a request to have your full sharps disposal containers (SDCs) picked up?

To submit an online request to have your sharps disposal containers (SDCs) picked up, please visit http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/sharps.

Do you need to order new sharps disposal containers (SDCs)?

Sharps disposal containers are available for FREE from Central Stores. For instructions on how to order new sharps disposal containers, please visit http://wwww.drs.uiuc.edu/bss/factsheets/sharps.aspx.

Disposal of Personal Use Needles and Syringes

Information regarding the disposal of personal use needles and syringes can be found in the Biosafety fact sheet titled Disposal of Personal Use Needles and Syringes. This fact sheet and other Biosafety fact sheets can be found at http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/bss/factsheets/.

You can now submit an online request to have your sharps disposal containers (SDCs) picked up at http://www.drs.uiuc.edu/sharps/.

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