According to the lab safety sheet, cotton swabs, gloves, sponges and petri dishes contaminated with bacteria must be placed in the autoclave waste container.

given statement is true

Explanation:

According to the lab safety

every one-time usable time is placed in autoclave waste container after use it

because it may have bacteria, and they are spread very fast if they come in to contact with an open atmosphere and make more sick to people

so we should care about it that sheet and cotton swabs and gloves and sponges etc put in autoclave waste container

and the given statement is true