Question

gauze with visible blood from wound care
used disinfectant wipe
used batteries from emergency equipment
partially filled hand sanitizer bottle

universal waste
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biohazardous waste
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hazardous waste
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regular trash
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Explanation:

Identify waste categories

Healthcare waste must be sorted into specific categories to ensure safety and regulatory compliance:

• Universal Waste: Includes common hazardous items like batteries, lamps, and mercury-containing equipment.
• Biohazardous Waste: Items contaminated with blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials (e.g., saturated gauze).
• Hazardous Waste: Chemical waste that is toxic, corrosive, ignitable, or reactive (e.g., alcohol-based hand sanitizer).
• Regular Trash: Non-hazardous, non-infectious general waste (e.g., used disinfectant wipes that are not saturated with blood or infectious agents).

Classify each item

• Gauze with visible blood from wound care: This is contaminated with blood, making it Biohazardous Waste.
• Used disinfectant wipe: General cleaning wipes without blood or infectious material go into Regular Trash.
• Used batteries from emergency equipment: Batteries are federally regulated as Universal Waste.
• Partially filled hand sanitizer bottle: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is ignitable and classified as chemical Hazardous Waste.

Answer:

Waste Item	Correct Waste Category
Used disinfectant wipe	Regular Trash
Used batteries from emergency equipment	Universal Waste
Partially filled hand sanitizer bottle	Hazardous Waste