With almost four million inhabitants, Los Angeles is one of the largest cities in the Unites States. And being a city with a large population, it produces a lot of waste. However, there is a kind of waste that is produced that most people don't know about, and it's just as important to recycle this waste: x-ray film. Whether it's ones personal accumulation of xrays, or the piles upon piles of xrays tossed out by hospitals and other health care facilities, it creates a lot of waste.
Not only do discarded xray films create a lot of physical waste, they are also dangerous to the environment. xray films are made up of many components, but primarily they are constructed of PET plastic and silver. Both of these components can be dangerous. For example, if an xray is deposited in a landfill, the PET plastic and silver content can seep into the groundwater and contaminate the water supply. And in a city as large as Los Angeles, that can present quite a problem. That's why x-ray recycling is important.
Industrial Surplus is a company that specializes in purchasing various kinds of surplus. This runs the gamut from paper pulp to power plant content. They are a family owened and operated company that prides itself on quality, customer service and efficiency. A customer looking to recycle his or her surplus xray film can have Industrial Surplus take it off their hands easily and earn money in the process.
And the xray film recycling process encompasses most kinds of x-rays. Whether its dental x-ray film, medical films, MRI sheets, NDT film, industrial x-rays or even lithographic films, Industrial Surplus will pay for and recycle them. That means any x-rays piling up can be gotten rid of.
It may be confusing to some as to how a money can be earned by recycling xray film. As stated above, xray film has silver content, and silver recovery from x-ray film is worth money. Through a complex recycling process, Industrial Surplus extracts the silver content and sells it back to the market in bar or bullion form. So when one recycles their x-rays, they not only help the environment, but earn cash in the process.
Aside from the cash earned by getting rid of x-rays, one can also rest assured they are doing their part to help the environment and prevent potential harm caused by casually discarded xray films.
