I wouldn't think so - aldehydes may have leeched into the plastic.   Would 
you buy a baby bottle made from recycled formalin containers?




"Mark Tarango"  
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04/16/2008 10:01 AM

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Re: [Histonet] Disposal of formalin containers






I wondering... can they could be recycled?

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Scott, Allison D <
Allison_Scott@hchd.tmc.edu> wrote:

> Hello to all in histoland.  Our safety officer inquired If  we had a
> procedure for the disposal of our formalin bottles.  The only procedure
> that I had was for the waste formalin.  We just throw the bottles in the
> trash for disposal.  Does any one do anything special for this type of
> disposal.  Your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Allison Scott  HT(ASCP)
> Histology Supervisor
> LBJ Hospital
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