1. Pathological waste - all human unfixed tissues, organs and anatomical parts, other than intact skin, which emanate from surgeries, obstetrical procedures, dental procedures, autopsies and laboratories, including embalming waste Such waste shall be exclusive of bulk formaldehyde and other preservative agents.

2. Liquid or semi-liquid blood such as human blood, human blood components and/or products made from human blood (e.g., serum, plasma) and other potentially infectious materials, to include regulated human body fluids such as semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, synovial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental procedures, any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, and all body fluids where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids, can be discharged into the collection system of a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) within the generating facility. Breast milk, urine, and feces are not considered medical waste and can also be discharged into the (POTW).

3. Contaminated items to include dressings, bandages, packing, gauze, sponges, wipes, personal protective equipment, cotton rolls and balls, etc., which cannot be laundered or disinfected and from which blood, blood components, or regulated body fluids drip freely, or that would release blood or regulated body fluids in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed or are caked with dried blood or regulated body fluids and all capable of releasing these materials during handling, not to include feminine products, enema bags, used condoms, or diapers.

4. Microbiological waste which includes, but is not limited to, cells and tissue cultures, culture medium or other solutions and stocks of infectious agents, organ cultures, culture dishes, devices used to transfer, inoculate and mix cultures, paper and cloth that has come in contact with specimens or cultures and discarded live or attenuated vaccines.

5. Contaminated sharps which include, but is not limited to, any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin, e.g., hypodermic needles, intravenous tubing with needles attached, syringes with attached needles, razor blades used in surgery, scalpel blades, Pasteur pipettes, capillary tubes, broken glass from laboratories, and dental wires. Potentially breakable container(s) of blood, regulated body fluid, microbiological waste, or infectious material must be treated as contaminated sharps when disposed of. Sharps that have been used in human or animal patient care, treatment or for other medical procedures are included. Any waste produced in the course of physically altering a human being or animal including tattooing, ear piercing, or any other process where a foreign object is used to cut or pierce the skin. All waste generated in this manner meeting the definition of sharps must be handled accordingly.

6. Veterinary waste to include any and all animal related waste (carcasses, body parts, bulk blood and blood products, bedding of animals, etc.) which meets the definition of any of the five categories delineated above and has been or is suspected to have been exposed to a zoonotic disease or pathogens known to cause human disease, or which has been exposed to human pathogens in research or the production of biological, must be handled as medical waste. All contaminated sharps and microbiological waste must be handled as medical waste.

7. Trace contaminated chemotherapy waste that can be treated as medical/infectious waste includes: masks, empty drug vials, gloves, gowns, IV tubing, empty IV bags/bottles, and spill clean-up materials. Bulk chemotherapy wastes to include: full expired vials of chemotherapy drugs are not considered to be medical/infectious wastes; they are considered hazardous wastes and must be handled accordingly.

8. Spill/clean-up material collected during or resulting from the clean-up of a spill of regulated medical waste.

9. Crime scene/accident/trauma clean-up waste generated by individuals or commercial entities hired to clean crime scenes or accidents that are saturated with human blood, sharps, or sharp objects contaminated with human blood.