Dental Offices

Welcome

Program Overview

Certified Businesses

Resource Sheets

Pollution Issues

Annual Reports   & Newsletters

Contact Us

Training and Test
for Surface Cleaners
and Pressure Washers

Dental Waste Recyclers Lead Recyclers*:

*Check with local metal recyclers to see if they will accept lead shields.

These lists in no way implies the City of Boulder’s endorsement of any particular firm or business. If you know a firm who would like to be added to this list, please have them contact the City of Boulder’s Industrial Pretreatment program at (303) 413-7350.

• Amalgam waste should never be put in with the infectious waste (red bag).
  
• Never rinse amalgam traps over drains or discard in garbage.
  
• Store all hazardous waste in closed containers. Make sure the containers are appropriate for the waste being stored (plastic containers for fixer and amalgam waste). Liquid hazardous wastes should be stored on an impermeable surface in a secure area without floor drains.
  
• Floor drains in photo processing rooms should be isolated using stand pipes, plugs or covers.
  
• The treated fixer can be discharged to the drain with permission from the City of Boulder Industrial Pretreatment program, 413-7350.

To receive your EPA identification number, which is recorded on hazardous waste manifests, call the state at (303) 692-3300. However, Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQG’s) are not required to obtain EPA identification numbers. CESQG’s can instead write in the space on the manifest designated for the EPA identification number. In fact, having a separate identification number may hinder dentists from commingling their like wastes.

Check the Material Safety Data Sheet to see if the cleaner you use contains chrome.