Mercury Amalgam and Other Dental Office Wastes

Amalgam waste vendors and waste service providers

PLEASE NOTE: Mention of any vendor of products or services in this guide shall not be construed as an endorsement by the Department of Ecology, nor is this list intended to be all-inclusive. The user is urged to research and compare the different products and services that are available today.

Last updated December 13, 2004

Contents

X-Ray Waste

Some of the companies listed under "Amalgam Waste Pick-up Service" will take used x-ray fixer. For a list of vendors that take x-ray fixer and other photographic wastes, go to the Hazardous Wastes Services Directory and search for "Photographic Management (Silver-bearing)".

Amalgam Separation Equipment

company name address city state zip phone/web site
AB Dental Trends, Inc. 211 Grover Street Lynden WA 98264 360-354-4722
www.amalgamseparation.com
Air Technique     NY   800-247-8324
American Dental Accessories     MN   800-331-7993
www.amerdental.com
Bio-Sym Medical Corporation #227-17 Fawcett Road Coquitlam, BC, Canada V3K 6V2 877-405-5254
www.members.shaw.ca
Dental Recycling of North America (DRNA)     NJ   800-360-1001
www.drna.com
Hygenitek, Inc.   Ontario Canada   866-494-3648
Maximum Separation Systems, Inc.   Victoria, BC, Canada   800-799-7147
Metasys     FL   877-METASYS
www.metasys.com
R & D Services, Inc. 8120 Greenlake Drive North Seattle WA 98103 206-525-4995
www.r-dservicesinc.com
Rebec Simple Solutions PO Box 658 Edmonds WA 98030 800-569-1088
www.rebecsolutions.com
SolmeteX, Inc. 50 Bearfoot Road, Suite 2 Northborough MA 01532 508-393-5115
www.solmetex.com

Amalgam waste pick-up services

company name address city state zip phone/web site
Able Clean-up
Technologies
4117 E Nebraska Spokane WA 99217 509-466-5255
www.ablecleanup.com
Additional information provided by vendor:
We service all of Washington east of the Cascade Mountains, all of Idaho, and western Montana. Dental offices call us to schedule pick up. We bill for services.
Dental Refiners
PO Box 6569 Stateline NV 98449 800-786-1742
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Entire State of Washington. Primarily focus on purchasing gold crown scrap, and will pick up amalgam scrap as a courtesy.
EnviroTech Systems 3601 121st Street SW Lynnwood WA 98037 800-922-9395
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Entire State of Washington. Dental office calls us to schedule pick up. We bill for services.
Keep It Clean Environmental PO Box 2905 Redmond WA 98073 425-868-3535
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Greater Puget Sound area (Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia).
Kleen Environmental Technologies 754 Garfield Street Seattle WA 98109 206-285-8010
www.kleenenvironmental.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
NORTH to Bellingham, SOUTH to Olympia, WEST to Port Angeles, SOUTHWEST to Aberdeen.
Safety-Kleen   Auburn WA   800-669-5948
www.safety-kleen.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Spokane Street in Seattle and south Bellevue city limit SOUTH to Chehalis--west of Cascades and all Olympic Peninsula (including Aberdeen).
Safety-Kleen   Lynnwood WA   425-775-7030
www.safety-kleen.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Spokane Street in Seattle, and Bellevue NORTH to Blaine--west of Cascades.
Safety-Kleen   Spokane WA   800-669-5902 or 509-928-8353
www.safety-kleen.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Everything EAST and NORTH of (and including) Chelan-Ritzville-Pomeroy-Clarkston "imaginary line."
Safety-Kleen   Pasco WA   800-769-5803 or 509-547-8771
www.safety-kleen.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Everything WEST and SOUTH of (and including) Wentachee-Moses Lake-Dayton "imaginary line," and WEST along Columbia River to White Salmon.
Safety-Kleen   Clackamas OR   800-669-5913 or 503-655-5798
www.safety-kleen.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
NORTH to Castle Rock, EAST along Columbia River to Carson and WEST along Columbia River to Long Beach.
Thermal Fluids PO Box 1321 Sumner WA   800-286-0896
www.thermalfluids.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
Entire State of Washington. Dental office calls us to schedule pick up. We bill for services.

Mail-away services

company name address city state zip phone/web site
AERC Recycling Solutions 30677 Huntwood Avenue Hayward CA 94444 510-299-1462
www.aercrecycling.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
AERC: lead wastes (foil, boxes, bibs); elemental Hg and clean-up debris; all non-contact amalgam scrap and capsules including extrated fillings without teeth; chair-side trap filters and all; evacuation pump filters; amalgam separator sludge; gold crowns
Amalgaway 3672 East Raymond Street Indianapolis IN 46203 800-267-1467
www.amalgaway.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
3 specific kits: Lead foil kit-lead foil only. Chair-side kit-non-contact scrap and capsules; trap filter and all; gloves; extracted fillings without teeth. Evacuation trap kit-evacuation trap filter. Mercury is retorted and recycled.
Bethlehem Apparatus Company 890 Front Street, PO Box Y Hellerton PA 18055 610-838-7034
www.mercuryrecycling.com
Century Metals 1565 6th Street, PO Box 5815 Trenton NJ 08638 609-883-0318
www.centurymetalsco.com
Doral Refinery Corporation 533 Atlantic Avenue Freeport NY 11520 800-645-2794
www.doralcorp.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
dry non-contact amalgam scraps without capsule; extracted amalgam fillings without teeth, gold crowns; dryed chair-side trap filter and all. Provides shipping containers, customers pay shipping. Will accept elemental Hg at a $10/lb charge. May take
Everlights         815-469-0631
www.everlights.com
Envirochem     MN   763-428-4002
Dental Exchange     NJ   800-267-1467
Dental Recycling of North America     NJ   800-360-1001
www.drna.com
Garfield Refining     PA   800-523-0968
www.garfield-refining.com
Healthcare Compliance Services (HCS) PO Box 111238 Palm Bay FL 32911 888-726-8505 phone
321-725-0249 fax
www.hcstoday.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
HCS: take both infectious and hazardous. Infectious: gloves, gauze, bibs, red bag. Hazardous: lead foil and lined boxes; x-ray film, sterilant solutions, sharps, non-contact and contact amalgam including elemental Hg and Hg spill debris; chair-side trap
Hergeus-Kulzer     NY   800-431-1785
Mercury Refining Company.     NY   800-833-3505
www.mercuryrefining.com
Onyx Special Services 5736 West Jefferson Street Phoenix AZ 85043 800-478-6055 x219
www.onyxes.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
non-contact and contact amalgam wastes including scrap, capsules; chair-side trap filter and all, evaluation pump filters, separators sludge, extracted fillings, gold crowns, elemental Hg and Hg spill debris.
Precious Metals PO Box 22313 Denver CO 80222 303-758-2566
howhy@aol.com
Additional information provided by the vendor:
non-contact amalgam only, i.e. scraps, capsules, extracted fillings without teeth, gold crowns. Pays $0.30 per ounce. Provides mail pouch with prepaid postage.
Safety-Kleen     TX   800-669-5740
www.safety-kleen.com
Superior Special Services (formerly Recyclights)     MN   800-831-2852
www.superspecial.com

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