Stericycle Box-Bag Unit Instructions

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Tapedownside atleast 6inchesFold flaps as shown and tape with2 strips of clear packing tape.Fold lid• Never crisscross bottom flaps• Always press down tape to box• The box and red liner bagalways go together and areconsidered one unit i.e.:“Box/Bag Unit”Insert red liner bag

LabelClosing The Box/bag UnitTie, ortapebagclosedAt least 6inches downside of box.Press downtape.Label123 4Four strips of tapeCheck off“Treated orUntreated”Then Buildingname, androom numberFinished box

A Word About SharpsThis sharpscontainer is overfilled. There is a fillline on each sharpscontainer labelindicating its safe fillpoint. The lidshould be able to beclosed .Sharps NEVER go in atrash can or anycontainer not specificallydesignated for sharps!Sharps: needles, scalpel blades, hypodermic needles,syringes (with or without attached needles) and needleswith attached tubing regardless of contact with infectiousagents are considered by EPA and DEP to be regulatedmedical waste. Other sharps: Pasteur pipettes, disposablepipettes, razor blades, blood vials, test tubes, pipette tips,broken plastic culture dishes, glass culture dishes andother types of broken and unbroken glass waste (includingmicroscope slides and cover slips) that may have been incontact with infectious material. Items that can puncture ortear autoclave bags.

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