Disposal

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Cloudy Weather — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 16:54:34 GMT

Thanks everyone! And no problems Faye it's always good to see other questions as quite often they are ones we may not have considered too!:-)

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apache — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 15:07:41 GMT

Solution A is methanol as a fixer. It is blue for identification only. You can buy clear methanol and do the same job.

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Faye Mc — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 12:20:35 GMT

Okay thank you Sal, good to know I'm on the right tracks then and I will use cat litter in future for larger amounts.

:-)

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 12:04:07 GMT

to be real honest - stain pots get stained by virtue of what they hold, I usually clean under running water with a brush or leave them soaking in warm water, scrub and rinse - if its a small amount of stain you are getting rid of and you don't want to tip it down the sink then I use one of the tablet containers I would be getting rid of anyway ie a pred pot - stick a bit of woodbase cat litter in the bottom tip the stain onto that so it absorbs put your lid back on and put in the doop, larger amounts of flammables - cat litter in a litter tray put your litter tray in a wire cat basket and put it outside to evaporate and then bag and dispose in doop . Don't know if the following will be of use to you? https://www.ndmrb.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/rapi-diff-coshh.pdf . I clean when they look like they need it - could be a month or a week or a few days if somebody has tried to stain a fatty fna and its floating on the top like gravy. Chances are somebody will be along soon to tell me I am doing it wrong

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Faye Mc — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 10:43:27 GMT

Hope you don't mind but your question has prompted me to consider our protocol too as I have been given the job of cleaning and topping up the bottles and not sure if what I'm doing is the right/best way.

I was taught to dispose contents monthly down the sink and rinse the pots just using tap water and a tooth brush but it doesn't get rid of the stain/grime that well, especially on the base/bottom as tooth brush only really reaches the sides. I know that spirit gets rid of the stain on surfaces so use that to clean spillages on work top and outside of the pots but wasn't sure if could use it inside the pots in case residue interacts with the stain/results? So...

How often do you clean/change contents of the pots? (Bearing in mind that we are a first opinion general practice with approx 3 vets doing consults a day)
Where do you dispose of contents from the pots after use? (rather than unused expired bottles which the previous posts said into hazardous waste)
What do you use to clean the pots? Both type of brush/liquid used?
Do you have spare set of pots so a set drying and a set in use?

And any other tips on maintaining the pots?

Thanks!

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Cloudy Weather — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 07:55:49 GMT

Hi Sal

Thanks for your reply. Yeah just discovered this recently that I could get single ones thanks for the links though - always good to know other places to compare prices :-)

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 01:16:43 GMT

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Thanks Jean

We are talking bottles of the stuff :-) We use solution A faster than B and C so have several bottles out of date and needing disposal just trying to work out how and by whom :-)

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you do know you can buy A by itself don't you? https://www.vet-direct.com/default.php?sid=VD-4107-5736-9618&sessiontag=prodfullview&data=2171 - you can get it other places too

there is no need to buy a full kit every time. I often buy extra container of A and have never had any of the stains go out of date. This applies to rapidif and difquik. I would imagine it should be safe to dispose of by mixing with woodbase cat litter and leaving somewhere safe and covered outside to evaporate (because its flammable) before putting the whole lot in the doop but it should suggest a safe disposal method on the data sheet that comes with it.

Could always ask at local hospital how they get rid of theirs - they might even dispose of it for you

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Cloudy Weather — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 00:16:14 GMT

Thanks Jean

We are talking bottles of the stuff :-) We use solution A faster than B and C so have several bottles out of date and needing disposal just trying to work out how and by whom :-)

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Jean Douglas — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 18:30:43 GMT

Jolly good question !! Are we talking the stain you rinse off or bottles of the stuff?

It is classed as hazardous waste :)