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Dental Office Waste Management Guide Dental wastes are potentially harmful to the environment and require special storage and disposal. These wastes must be collected for proper disposal, treatment or recycling following the correct protocols listed below: Dental Waste Items: • • • • • • • • • Amalgam Particles Blood (liquid, dried, or dripping) Chemiclave Chemicals Chromium Container X-Ray System Cleaners Disinfectants Fixer (developer or scrap film) Lead Foils and Shield Sharp Objects Waste Mercury Chromium Container X-ray System Cleaners Used Chemiclave Discharge to a sanitary sewer Disinfectants Does it contain metals? (Other than sharps) No Yes Discharge to a sanitary sewer at a pH between 5.5-10.5 Is it a used chemical? No Blood Discharge to sewer, dispose of as garbage or as infectious waste Yes Is it biowaste? Yes Dispose of as hazardous waste and if possible, switch to non-chrome cleaners Lead Foils & Shield Action Metals BFI Green Check Canada Knox Mountain Metals 250 250 604 250 765-6607 765-0565 855-3648 763-6502 Silver: fixer, scrap film BFI Green Check Canada KGH—Diagnostic Imaging Safety Kleen Silver Recovery Systems Sybertech Waste Reduction Ltd. 250-765-0565 604-855-3648 250-862-4457 250- 545-6969 1-800-267-8498 1-888-888-7975 Sharps and other office waste Dispose as per local bylaws Or Hospital Sterilization Services 1-604-468-1561 Mercury / Amalgam Particles No Facility owner and operators are legally responsible to ensure that they comply with the BC Special Waste Regulations. For further information, contact the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks at 1-250-490-8200. 250 469-8866 Amalgaway BFI Green Check Canada Sinclair Dental Co. Ltd Stericycle Canada Sybertech Waste Reduction Ltd 1-800-267-1467 250-765-0565 604-855-3648 1-800-799-7147 1-866-783-7422 1-888-888-7975