Understanding the Amalgam Separator Deadline

Dental offices can handle quite a bit of hazardous and medical waste during their normal operations. Some of this waste includes mercury. Mercury is a heavy metal and neurotoxin that can harm the environment if it is disposed of unsafely. That’s why there are important regulations in place to ensure that dental amalgam waste is handled properly. In this article, we will cover a little bit about the approaching deadline, what it entails, and why it is important. Let’s take a look.