Waste contaminated with blood, bodily fluids, or cultures that pose a risk of infection (e.g., used bandages, swabs, or surgical gloves).

Items that can puncture or cut the skin such as needles, syringes, scalpel blades, and broken glass from medical use.

Human tissues, organs, and body parts removed during surgery or autopsy. May include animal tissues used in research.

Expired, unused, or contaminated medications and vaccines that need proper disposal to avoid health hazards.

Drugs and materials used in cancer treatment that can be toxic to cells (e.g., chemotherapy drugs).

Disinfectants, solvents, and other laboratory chemicals used in medical processes that are hazardous if improperly disposed.

Waste from nuclear medicine treatments or lab research that contains radioactive substances (e.g., Iodine-131 containers).

Waste from healthcare activities that does not pose a risk of infection or contamination (e.g., paper towels, packaging).

A sub-type of pathological waste, includes recognizable body parts or tissues, requiring incineration.

Includes discarded cultures, stocks of infectious agents, and tools used to handle them (e.g., petri dishes, slides).