Practice Waste Solutions™
Solmetex has developed a comprehensive Waste Compliance Program that includes the disposal of all regulated dental waste. Solmetex offers a variety of disposal kits for all sizes and types of dental practices. These annualized disposal programs, offered through your local dental dealer, provide the opportunity for your practice to meet all your waste disposal needs from one source.
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Amalgam Recovery
Amalgam waste is found within the dental practice. Even if a dental practice claims to be amalgam free, composite only, they can still generate waste amalgam from removed teeth and from chairside and vacuum pump traps. Solmetex provides a DOT/EPA approved storage and shipping container with prepaid return shipping and certificate of recycling.
Amalgam Buckets are for the recycling of chair-side traps, leftover or spent amalgam, removed teeth with amalgam fillings, empty amalgam capsules, and vacuum trap containers located by the vacuum pump. All of these contain amalgam residue.
Description and Part Number
- 1.25 Gallon Amalgam Bucket, PWS-AB-1
- 2.5 Gallon Amalgam Bucket, PWS-AB-2
- 3.5 Gallon Amalgam Bucket, PWS-AB-3.5
- 5 Gallon Amalgam Bucket, PWS-AB-5
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Lead Recycling
Waste lead and lead foil must be properly recycled. Solmetex provides a DOT/EPA approved storage and shipping container with prepaid return shipping and certificate of recycling.
Lead Buckets are for the recycling of lead waste, lead foil, bitewing x-ray, and sterilization (autoclave) tape.
Description and Part Number
- 1.25 Gallon Lead Bucket, PWS-LB-1
- 2 Gallon Lead Apron Bucket, PWS-LB-2
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Photo Chemical Recovery
Waste photo chemicals from x-ray film processing equipment are filtered rendering waste non-hazardous to meet local, state, and federal requirements for discharge into public sewer. Solmetex provides a DOT/EPA approved storage and shipping container with prepaid return shipping and certificate of recycling.
Features: Manual filters, Automatic filters, California specific and easy installation.
Description and Part Number
- Photo-Chemical Filter Automatic, PWS-PCF-A
- Photo-Chemical Filter Manual. PWS-PCF-M
- Photo-Chemical Filter CA Automatic, PWS-PCF-CA
- Photo-Chemical Filter CA Manual, PWS-PCF-CM
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Bio-Hazard Sharps Disposal
Bio-Hazard Sharps must be recycled properly. Solmetex provides a DOT/EPA approved storage and shipping container with prepaid return shipping and certificate of recycling.
Bio-Hazard Sharps containers are for the recycling of biohazard needles, broken glass, paper towels, gloves, articles of clothing, bandages and gauze.
Description and Part Number
- 5 Gallon Biohazard & Sharps Container, PWS-BH-5
- 20 Gallon Biohazard & Sharps Container, PWS-BH-20
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