[Histonet] RE: Old formalin and disposable blades

[Terri Braud]

I've worked where it was acceptable by the city sewage authority to dump formalin down the drain.  I've also worked where
it was collected by a company as hazardous waste.  Here, we collect and neutralize before drain disposal, a much more sensible method.
As for dispo blades that are not quite "used up", I once had a tech ask me what the cost would be to treat a tech with a cut, compared with the cost of a blade. One of those things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm.....Since then, we don't leave blades on an unattended microtome.

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Laboratory
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
(215) 938-3676 phone
(215) 938-3689 fax


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