[DIYbio] Re: Safely disposing of old cultures?

AFAIK all trash (Restmüll - residual trash) in my country is brunt to get energetic value. 

We have 4 containers - paper trash, plastic trash and bio trash and residaul trash (everything else). I would assume non-modified non-pathogenous coli should be fine to go into trash. People trow molding bread in there and molds may actually poison you with mycotoxins and allergens etc (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0506_050506_mummycurse.html). 

If you heat kill it in a pressure cooker at 121°C; 20 mins that would be good practice though
 




On Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 6:49:49 PM UTC+1, MC wrote:
For those of us without access to biohazard waste receptacles, how do you safely dispose of old cultures? For example, non-pathogenic E. coli (BL21, DH10b). Is it safe enough to just toss in the trash? Or what is an effective way to ensure sterilization (in non-autoclaveable plates) before heading to the trash?

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