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Amalgam waste requires special attention because it contains mercury and silver. Dental offices must deal with four types of amalgam waste:
- Used amalgam capsules
- Scrap amalgam (non-contact amalgam)
- Amalgam collected in chairside traps
- Amalgam waste from central vacuum pump filters
- Amalgam sludge from office wastewater treatment units
Since amalgam waste typically designates as a hazardous waste, it is best to send it to a facility that reclaims mercury and silver, or use a hazardous waste broker that will do so. If you prefer to test your amalgam to see if it designates as hazardous waste, call the Waste Characterization Program at (206) 263-8528 or email them at wc@kingcounty.gov for testing and disposal information.
Don't put amalgam waste into an infectious (biomedical) waste container. Biomedical waste is often heat-treated, and heating amalgam releases mercury. Biomedical waste transport companies currently do not accept hazardous metal-bearing wastes.
The Washington State Dental Association and the Washington State Department of Ecology provide information about managing amalgam waste, and a list of waste vendors.
Several publications about dental amalgam and projects by the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program are also available on this site:
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Companies that handle elemental mercury and/or mercury-containing products
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Drop off program(s)
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Mail away program(s)
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Maguire & Strickland Refining
Minneapolis, MN
800-486-2858
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Pick up service(s)
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Dental Refiners
Stateline, NV
800-786-1742
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Envirotech Systems, Inc.
Lynnwood, WA
800-922-9395
206-363-9000
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Keep It Clean Recycling & Equipment
Redmond, WA
425-868-3535
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Remlinger, D.J.
Seattle, WA
206-525-7451
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Safety-Kleen
Lynnwood, WA
425-775-7030
Auburn, WA
800-669-5948
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