[Histonet] Paraffin Disposal

[Sherwood, Margaret]

To all:

I stand corrected!  I asked our hazardous waste tech about the paraffin waste
and he said they should take it (since it has xylene, or in our case, citrisolv
in it).  Live and learn.

Peggy 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sherwood, Margaret 
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 2:05 PM
To: 'Scott, Allison D'
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin Disposal

Once it is hardened, I put it in the regular waste (haven't had any questions
raised about that practice).  Would be interested in other responses.

Peggy 

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Scott, Allison D
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:24 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin Disposal

Happy New Year to all.  How are you all disposing the paraffin that
comes off of the tissue processor?  Do you consider it as biohazard
waste and disposing it as such or are you putting it into the regular
trash disposal?  I have been asked why I am disposing it the way I do.
I consider it as biohazard waste.  Your help in this will be greatly
appreciated.

Allison Scott HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
LBJ Hospital
Houston, Texas 77026
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