Orange Bag
Orange
Infectious clinical waste
Use for
Infectious waste — items contaminated with blood, body fluids, or potentially infectious material from a patient with a suspected or confirmed infection
- Used dressings and wound care materials
- Gloves and PPE from infectious patient contact
- Suction equipment and tubing
- Anything visibly contaminated with blood or body fluids
Do not use for
Sharps, medicines, cytotoxic waste, HCID waste, or routine non-infectious waste
Disposal
Collected by Make Ready Team as infectious clinical waste. Double-bag if heavily soiled.