Do you know anything about waste disposal? Waste is grouped according to source and composition, as waste materials are either liquid or solid in form. The term waste typically refers to sewage, hazardous waste, and electronic waste. Some solid and liquid waste conditions are dangerous because they are harmful to human health and the environment. See how much you know about waste disposal and put your knowledge to the test.
Much of the general waste at St. Paul's Hospital includes common items found in household garbage.
General waste at St. Paul’s Hospital is different and must be treated in special ways.
General waste at St. Paul’s Hospital is not the same as other garbage and is dangerous if not disposed of properly.
Containers lined with black bags.
Containers lined with clear bags.
Sharps containers.
Containers lined with yellow bags.
Into containers lined with black bags.
Into containers lined with clear bags.
Into a cardboard box lined with a black bag and taped. For small quantities of broken glass, put into sharps containers.
Into containers lined with yellow bags.
Materials that may be poisonous, toxic, or flammable and do not pose disease-related risk.
Waste that is saturated to the point of dripping with blood or body fluids contaminated with blood.
Waste that does not pose a disease-related risk.
Hazardous chemicals
Controlled substances
Cultures, Stock, or Specimens of Microorganisms, Live or Attenuated Vaccines, and Human/Animal Cell Culture
Red containers.
Sharps containers.
Containers lined with yellow bags.
Containers lined with black bags.
Containers lined with black bags.
Containers lined with clear bags.
Sharps containers.
Containers lined with yellow bags.
Red pails.
Yellow hard-plastic sharps containers.
Containers lined with yellow bags.
Boxes lined with black/dark green bags.
Red containers
Sharps containers
Containers lined with yellow bags
Containers lined with black bags
In separate containers, each labeled with the contents and identified as waste.
Mixed with other materials in one container, labeled with a list of the contents and identified as waste.
In original containers only and identified as waste.
Glass bottles
Plastic jugs
Yellow containers
Red cans
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
Specific packaging criteria set out by the Atomic Energy Control Act.
Into containers lined with yellow bags and labeled radioactive waste.
Into containers lined with clear bags and labeled radioactive.
True
False
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