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Dental Amalgam Waste Recycling... The Who, What, When and Why?

What is the “Dental Amalgam Rule”? The primary focus of the EPA Dental Rule is on the use of amalgam separators that are ISO 11143:2008 certified at a separation rate of 95%. Additionally, dental oƒces are now required to use an amalgam bucket, as defined in the BMPs, for the disposal of all items that come in contact with amalgam. Why did the regulation pass? The EPA’s promotion of the newly passed “Amalgam Dental Rule” was an eŽort to reduce the amount of mercury discharged to the wastewater. According to the EPA, amalgam separators are "practical, aŽordable and readily available" technology for capturing mercury before it is discharged into sewers that drain into POTWs. Mercury captured in a separator can then be recycled properly and safely. EPA expects the annual reduction of mercury discharge to be reduced by 5.1 tons. The new regulation aŽects dental oƒces that remove or replace amalgam restorations. • Existing dental oƒces have three years to install a certified amalgam separator. • New oƒces have 90 days to install an amalgam separator. New oƒces are classified as new businesses or transfer of ownership. Yes, all oƒces (exempt and non-exempt) must provide compliance documentation to the controlling authority. Solmetex oŽers certificates of compliance online 24/7. Visit Solmetex.com for more information on current EPA regulations EPA says you need one. Save $200 on the original and most-awarded Amalgam Separator. When did this rule take effect? Who is affected? Is anything else needed for compliance? The rule was published into the Federal Register on June 14, 2017 and went into eŽect on July 14, 2017.

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