In all cases, it is necessary to introduce, as soon as possible, imperforable containers and avoid the risks during manipulation.

Uncontaminated sharp and cutting waste
It refers to a knife, a broken window or any other object which, due to its breaking or deformation, has cutting and sharp areas.
It has to be taken into account that, after the bin, they will be managed by the cleaning staff and the waste managers.
To avoid accidents, it is important to put them into boxes or containers which avoid cuts or stings (always without taking a chance), and placing a visible sign on the risks which may arise due to its manipulation.

Broken laboratory glassware
If it has been in contact with dangerous substances, they have to be managed as group 19 laboratory waste. It is also necessary to take precautions to avoid cuts and stings. You will find more information here.

Sanitary Waste
It includes needles or scalpels and have the additional risk of transmitting diseases.
They shall always be thrown into containers of the following type:

In the section on laboratory waste you can check for more information on how to manage this type of waste at the Universitat.