Waste categories

Color of container and marking

Type of container

Collection frequency

Infectious waste

Yellow with biohazard symbol (highly infectious waste should be additionally marked highly infectious.

Leak-proof strong plastic bag placed in a container (bags for highly infectious waste should be capable of being autoclaved)

When three-quarters filled or at least once a day

Sharp waste

Yellow, marked sharps with biohazard symbol

Puncture-proof container

When filled to the line or three-quarters filled

Pathological waste

Yellow with biohazard symbol

Leak-proof strong plastic bag placed in a container

When three-quarters filled or at least once a day

Chemical and pharmaceutical waste

Brown, labeled with appropriate hazard symbol

Plastic bag or rigid container

On demand

Radioactive waste

Labeled with radiation symbol

Lead box

On demand

General health-care waste

Black

Plastic bag inside a container or container which is disinfected after use

When three-quarters filled or at least once a day