Rigid Container: Purple

The purple waste stream is for hazardous waste contaminated by chemotherapy-related drugs and some medicines which contain cytotoxic or cytostatic properties | EWC Codes: Human; 18 01 03 and 18 01 08 | Animal; 18 02 02 and 18 02 07 | Cytotoxic and cytostatic waste examples: Needles and syringes used after chemotherapy is administered; partially used or empty medicine containers found in pharmacies.