You may not immediately realize it but your used unwanted x-ray film can be recovered and recycled. Instead of ending up in a landfill and adding to the already overwhelming amount of damage to the environment, why not consider using an x-ray recycling company? Recovery companies will not only come and take your used xray and NDT film, they will extract the substances that are recyclable. These include, believe it or not, silver that is used to make certain types of x-ray film. At the end of your recycling, your old xray film is gone and you haven't contributed to environmental waste.
Silver, a precious metal, is found in small amounts in xray film and often ends up in a landfill when it could be used to make other products like jewelry. Silver recovery from x-ray film is a relatively easy process but requires the intervention of a professional silver recycler. An office shedder cannot extract the silver from xray film and in fact, can't even shred the film anyway, so the best idea is to contact recovery companies and check to see if they can process xray film to extract silver. A silver recycler will perform a process called reclamation, which extracts the silver from xray film and also recycle other substances found in the xray film. Not every company offers silver recovery from x-ray film, so it's important to ask before you commit to using them.
Xray film recycling can include NDT film recycling and we provide NDT film recycling in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. NDT, also known as nondestructive testing film, is used in a variety of medical environments and although it uses different chemicals than tradition xray film in its creation, can still be reclaimed and recycled. Dental x-ray film, which can accumulate to mammoth proportions for many dentists, is also easily reclaimed and recycled. Our company specializes in these unique types of xray film and we have the tools that can recycle it safely and effectively.
Xray film recycling is not only a way to rid your office of accumulated xray film, it's a way to decrease your company's impact on the environment. Xray recycling, including the recovery and recycling of dental xray film, allows your company to also give back something to the community that has created a place for you to work and thrive. We are committed to helping keep your community as recyclable as possible, by offering a variety of options for disposing of your xray film. If you're in the Cleveland, OH area and have excess used xray film, contact us for more information on how you can dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
