Industrial Surplus is a leading recycling company in St. Catharines–Niagara. While most people have had an x-ray in a doctor's or dentist's office at some point in their lives, few people consider what happens to their x-ray films after a certain period of time. Certainly a doctor's office cannot keep all records indefinitely so the film must be disposed of. X-ray films contain sensitive and private information and must be treated with the highest level of care possible. Additionally, x-ray film contains valuable silver that can be recovered and sold. This is where we come in. Our highly skilled and knowledgeable team is a leader in x-ray recycling in St. Catharines–Niagara.
Silver Recovery from X-ray Film
While recycling is always a good idea both at home and at work, few recyclable products have such potential for recovering value. X-ray film recycling by recovery companies allows for valuable silver to be extracted from the film, resulting in a solution that is environmentally friendly and also profit generating.
The silver recovery process is an incredibly efficient process whereby the silver on the x-ray film is stripped from the film and consolidated into a form that an be used in other applications. The silver is typically melted down and formed into bullion or bars. In addition the plastic that is used to create the film itself can be recycled into other applications. While the silver recovery process used to be damaging to the environment since a process of burning was used that released chemicals into the environment, today the film is washed using a cyanide solution in a process that is far more cost effective and far less polluting.
Turn Your X-Ray Film Into Cash
We are a silver recycler that can handle nearly any type of x-ray film, whether that film is dental x-ray film, NDT film, medical x-ray film, MRI, industrial, veterinarian, etc. It is incredibly important that you use a reliable and experienced company to recycle your x-ray film since the liability for mishandling of medical records is high. Industrial Surplus has x-ray recycling operations throughout Canada and the rest of the world. X-ray film is purchased on a per pound basis and we will actually come to your site to pick up the materials (depending on the quantity you have to recycle). If you have a large stash of expired or unusable x-ray film you are not only losing money by taking up storage space, but you are also missing out on the opportunity to turn this material into cash with minimal effort.
