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Products and Resources for Category:
Recycling Equipment

 
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Recycling Equipment
Product & Manufacturer Comments
Aerosolv(R) Aerosol Can Recycling System
 
Katec Incorporated
800-843-6808
http://www.aerosolv.com
 
  • Aerosol can recycling sytem safely empties aerosol cans and allows cans to be recycled with other scrap steel
     
  • Safely collects liquid contents in a drum. A filter coalesces VOCs for collection in the filter reservoir
     
  • Lowers waste disposal costs
     
  • Reduces environmental impact
     
Product & Manufacturer Comments
B/R Solvent Recycler
 
B/R Instrument Corporation
800-922-9206
brsales@brinstrument.com
http://www.brinstrument.com
 
  • B/R Instrument offers a variety of equipment for recycling waste solvents from the histology and pathology laboratories
     
  • Models are available for recycling formalin, xylene, xylene substitute and alcohol
     
Product & Manufacturer Comments
CBG Biotech Solvent Recycler
 
CBG Biotech
800-941-9484
http://www.cbgbiotech.com
 
  • CBG Biotech Recyclers process xylene, xylene substitutes, alcohols, formalin, acetone, and other solvents
     
  • Contact the manufacturer for detailed information on performance capabilities and safety standards
     
Product & Manufacturer Comments
CMT Solvent Distillation Systems
 
CMT Environmental Services, Inc.
800-749-1008
http://cmt-enviro-serv.com
 
  • Solvent distillation systems for hospital labs
     
  • Recycling of xylene, alcohol, formalin
     
Product & Manufacturer Comments
Creative Waste Solutions Solvent Filters
 
Creative Waste Solutions, Inc
888-795-8300
http://www.cwsincorp.com
 
  • Recycling systems for alcohol, xylene and formalin save money and time on purchasing and disposal of solvents
     
  • Alcohol recycling stem uses a gravity filtration process to remove stains, dyes and cellular debris from alcohol
     
  • Xylene recycling pads remove stain, alcohol and water from processed xylene. Available for any size or type of stain line
     
  • Formalin recycling system uses gravity filtration to remove stains, dyes, and cellular debris from processed formalin
     
Product & Manufacturer Comments
Suncycle Technologies Inc. Alcohol Recycling Cartridges
 
Suncycle Technologies, Inc.
866-786-2925
http://www.suncycletech.com
 
  • Suncycle Technologies, Inc. has developed the Gravity Recycling Alcohol Cartridge (GRAC) system and the Gravity Recycling Alcohol Cartridge for Tissue Processors (GRAC-TP) system. There are three major components; the "dirty" alcohol container, the GRAC filter cartridge, and the "recycled" alcohol container, which are all connected by hoses. Dirty alcohol is simply poured into the "Dirty Alcohol" container. Gravity does the rest of the work of processing the alcohol through the GRAC filter cartridge and collecting it into the "Recycled Alcohol" container. Unattended processing time is approximately 45-60 minutes per gallon (60-75 minutes per gallon for the GRAC-TP). Each GRAC filter cartridge is capable of processing 100-150 gallons of alcohol.
     
 
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Web site
MnTAP Laboratory Information
 
The Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) has an excellent webpage for healthcare laboratories. Their site includes fact sheets, case studies and information on recycling of processing solvents.
 
http://www.mntap.umn.edu/health/labs.htm
 
 
Note: Information has been provided by the named vendors. The Sustainable Hospitals Project does not endorse any products or take responsibility for the accuracy of the information or for product performance. Contact vendors directly to purchase a product or to obtain more information. This table is a work-in-progress, and feedback may be sent by email to shp@uml.edu or by phone to 978-934-3386.
 

 
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