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Wastestream Identification Chart
Categorizing wastes can be a difficult task. This chart is intended to help you identify what wastes fall under which categories. It provides information on types of wastes commonly produced by veterinary facilities and sorts them into various regulatory categories. The chart also lists common examples of each waste category and shows the typical waste disposal methods employed.
Please note that this chart is based on federal waste definitions. State regulations may define wastes differently and therefore may affect disposal options.
| Types of Waste |
Examples (not all inclusive) |
Disposal |
Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) |
Sharps |
Needles, catheter stylettes, syringes (not containing hazardous materials such as chemotherapeutics), hematocrit tubes, microscope slides, suture needles, autogenous vaccines, etc. |
Regulated Medical Wastes (RMW) Broker |
| Red Bag |
Tissues and body fluids that are known to or suspected of posing an infectious risk to humans or other animals; autogenous vaccines; certain modified live vaccines; microbial cultures; all tissues and samples from research animals, etc. |
| Dual Waste |
The combination or contamination of both RMW (sharps or red bag) and hazardous waste. |
Dual Waste Broker |
| Hazardous Waste |
Listed |
- P-listed: arsenic trioxide, epinephrine, physostigmine, etc.
- U-Listed: cyclophosphamide, DES, mercury, etc.
- F-listed: acetone, Wright Giemsa stain, xylene, etc.;
- NIOSH-listed: asparaginase, carboplatin, cisplatin, etc.
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Hazardous Waste Broker |
| Characteristic |
- Ignitability: alcohol, certain ectoparasiticides, silver nitrate, ignitable compressed gases, etc.
- Toxicity: barium, silver sulfadiazine cream, selenium, etc.
- Corrosivity: pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5, etc.
- Reactivity: products that react violently or produce toxic gasses when mixed with water, may explode at room temperature (picric acid), etc.
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| Mixed Waste |
The combination or contamination of both radioactive waste and hazardous waste. |
Mixed Waste Broker |
| Radiologic Waste |
Waste (including drug delivery system, bedding, animal waste, and PPE) produced (within the specified timeframe) in association with the use of radioisotopes [such as metastable technetium 99 (99mTc), radioiodine (I-131), indium, and thallium] in animals. |
As approved in your NRC license |
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