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Hi Mike, We too don't segregate samples and all lab clinical waste is collected in yellow containers/bags and sent for incineration. Any biomass produced by microbiology is autoclaved first before sending for incineration. Out of curiosity who told you to segregate samples? Regards Mohammad Dr. M A Al-Jubouri, MB ChB, MSc, FRCP Edin, FRCPath Consultant Chemical Pathologist From: Mike Bosomworth <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 10:05 AM Subject: Disposal of samples containing cytotoxic drugs Dear All, I sometimes think that life is too short!! We are again being told that we must segregate samples containing cytotoxic drugs from samples that are considered infectious. We consider that all of our samples are potentially an infection risk and because we are a major cancer centre have repeatedly said that we cannot identify all of the samples from patients on chemotherapy, it is the users that must do that and the chances of them identifying every patient are extremely slim. As both infectious and cytotoxic drug containing samples are incinerated I struggle to understand why we are being told that we must do this. Currently we treat all samples as potentially being an infection risk and as containing cytotoxic drugs. So my question to the mailbase, is what do you do? Best wishes Mike Dr. Mike Bosomworth Consultant Clinical Biochemist Head of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology Tel. 0113 3922340 Fax 0113 3925174 Mobile 07789 174344 Please visit our web-site at http://www.leedsteachinghospitals.com/ ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk/ Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk/ List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/