Question

You have been looking at a slide of a sample of a plant cell under the microscope. When removing the slide it breaks, where should you dispose of the broken slide?

the regular trash
the biological hazards material container
The broken glass container
The chemical spill container

Answer 1

The broken glass container.

Answer 2

The right answer is broken glass container.

Broken glass is a common type of waste in the laboratory.

Improper disposal of glassware may result in injury to persons handling laboratory waste. Any laboratory glassware, including empty containers, pipettes, slides, plates, tubes, flasks and cups must be properly handled for disposal.

The broken laboratory glassware must be placed in boxes designed for this purpose. These boxes, identified as broken glass boxes, should be available in laboratories.