Program: Medical (Infectious) Waste Management

Members: Nel Diacan, Andy Ng

Interim Contact: Kelley Etherington
Phone: (510) 643-7195
E-Mail:kelley_e@berkeley.edu

Team: Hazardous Materials Management
Associate Director: Pat Goff

Description

This program is concerned with the safe management of medical waste on campus.Medical waste includes biohazardous waste, biohazardous sharps waste, pathologywaste, chemotherapy waste. Generators of medical waste must follow the proceduresoutlined in the "Guidelines for Managing and Disposing of Medical Waste" listed below. Medical waste must be brought to one of the designated locations on campus (locations are listed in the Fact Sheet). A private contractor removes medical waste from these locations every week and transports it to a medical waste treatment facility.

Contact EH&S about no-cost training for campus departments on hazardous waste management (including radioactive, chemical, and mixed waste) and other topics.

Medical Waste Pick-up Locations:

Barker Hall 2	Hildebrand Hall, Room 230	Koshland Hall, Room LL32	LSA 161
LSA 638	Morgan Hall 314	Mulford Hall 330	NAF 205E
Stanley Hall, Room 163	Tang Center

Fact Sheets:

Guidelines for Managing and Disposing of Medical Waste (PDF only)

Sharps: Handling and Disposal (PDF only)