TABLE 3.
Waste Management in the Dental Office
| Type of Waste | Physical State |
Packaging and Disposal |
Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with blood, saliva, aerosols, disposable PPE, gauze, among others | Solid | Plastic bag | Red |
| Pathological anatomical and non-anatomical waste derived from care | Liquid/solid | Airtight container | Red |
| Used and unused sharp objects | Solid | Rigid labeled container | Red |
| Special waste such as unbroken glass, expired dental products and materials, bottled revealing liquids | Solid | Plastic bag | Yellow |
| Common | Solid | Plastic bag | Black |
Abbreviation: PPE, personal protective equipment.