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- Segregation and Disposal of Waste Material and Waste Solution
- In the Case of Conducting Genetic Transformation Experiment at Gene Technology Center (GTC)
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Waste material and waste solution should be disposed properly. In GTC, we segregate and dispose following materials. Please bring back the other materials to your laboratory.
Recycle
| Type | Items |
|---|---|
| Burnable garbage | wastepaper, sterilization things, plastic items, aluminum foil |
| Burnable garbage (disposable pipet) |
disposable pipet |
| Incombustible (Landfill garbage) |
breakables, glass, small home electric appliances |
| Aluminum can | drinks, food |
| Steal can | drinks, food |
| Plastic bottle | drinks, food |
| Cap (Plastic bottle) |
plastic bottle caps |
| Bottle (except test reagent bottle) |
drinks, food |
| Test reagent bottle | washed test reagent bottle *must be stated separately |
| Metal | scissors, clasp |
| Acus, blade (infectious waste) |
Acus, blade used for experiments *except things with human blood on |
| Recycled waste-paper | copier papers, newspapers, books, magazines |
| Cardboard | |
| Confidential document | *They will not be collected at GTC |
| Dangerous living substance. | spray can, lighter, gas cartridge |
| Battery | All kinds of batteries |
| fluorescent torch | fluorescent torch, germicidal lamp |
Things which cannot be disposed of in the facility
drugs and medicines
Things with human blood on used for experiments
unwashed test reagent bottle
Confidential document
please dispose of them properly at your lab.
Waste Material Including Bacteria and Virus Used for Experiments.
Inactivate those waste materials before disposal.
| How to Inactivate. |
|---|
| Solid materialDisposal after the autoclave treatment (121℃,20min) |
| Liquid materialDisposal after the autoclave treatment (121℃,20min) or 1 % sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) solution treatment (over night). |
Lab. Waste Solution
Put in the specified polythylene tank.
| Liquid name | Tank | Location | How to Dispose of |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Solvent Waste (phenol wastes only) |
10L polythylene tank | 518 Reagent Preparation Room |
Internal collection |
| Fire-retardant Waste Solution (formalin wastes only) |
10L polythylene tank | 518 Reagent Preparation Room |
Internal collection |
| Liquid name | Tank | Location | How to Dispose of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developing Solution (auto developing machine) |
20L polythylene tank | 504 darkroom | Internal collection |
| fixation solution (auto developing machine) |
20L polythylene tank | 504 darkroom | Internal collection |
Including Mutagenic Substance
Targets are Ethidium Bromide(EtBr) and Propidium Iodide(PI). We collect them separately.
| Type | Liquid Name | Warning | Tank | Location | How to Dispose of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EtBr Solution | Electrophoresis buffer, gel stain solution | Remove the gel debris | 10L polythylene tank(A) | 503 | Column processing in the facility |
| EtBr Solution Including Organic Solvent | solution made by CsCl density gradient centrifugation | 10L polythylene tank(B) | 503 | ||
| PI Solution | 10L polythylene tank(C) | 519 | Column processing in the facility | ||
| Solid material | electrophoresis gel, tips and tubes touched with EtBr or PI. | Take off water from gel. Not necessary to dry up. | 20L tank(D) | 503 519 |
industrial waste disposal contracto (thermal disposal) |
*a small amount of solution can be disposed to the tank D after transfer to the paper filters
