Join The Zero-Waste Movement – Our SMART Waste Recovery Program
The Sustainable Methods Advancing Responsible Treatment of Waste Recovery Program is our solution for dental practitioners dedicated to creating beautiful smiles without compromising the health of our planet.
One Set of TeethOne Planet.
In our world where every action affects environmental conservation, the choices we make today can make a significant difference for waste management.
Our program takes measures ensuring that dental waste minimises environmental harm. SMART Waste takes preventative action today for the hope of mitigating long-term risk for tomorrow.
What Is SMART Waste?
The Recovery Program is a best practice waste management solution for dental instruments. The program creates opportunities to learn, adapt and evolve. Our SMART Waste Program is a method that reduces landfill volume by 90%. By correctly collecting the waste, the potential energy can be captured and utilised.
The benefit of SMART Waste Recovery is the capability to recover and process waste with the most environmentally sustainable methods available in the industry presently. It can be adapted to new, improved and more sustainable methods with every development for scalable operations.
How SMART Waste Works
We use a simple 5-step process:
1. Register
2. Order
3. Usage
4. Collection
5. Repurpose
The SMART Waste Difference
Typically, the lifecycle of sharps waste ends in landfill. We make waste management simple, reducing used instrument handling minimising the risk of sharps injuries and compromised instrument sterilisation.
The SMART Waste Recovery Program has no hidden costs, it’s all included when supplying the containers and can be collected weekly, fortnightly, or monthly depending on your unique needs.
Although our goal is to achieve zero-waste, it’s a work in progress that we’re committed to achieving. Today, we are substantially reducing waste to landfill and will continue to adapt and grow for positive change.
The Sharps Collector
Our sharps containers are a quality single-use solution manufactured from puncture resistant polypropylene and polyethylene complying with Australian Standards AS4031.
An 11L container can dispose roughly 1 dispenser, which is about 300 instruments. If you’re uncertain about how many instruments you use or would use, our team can help determine your waste levels to find the perfect number of containers for your practice.
The containers contain a roll-top lid for a safety conscious counter-lever to minimise the handling of the container and instruments for the reduction of sharps injuries.
A separate lid is supplied that can permanently lock the container for collection by pressing down until all locking clips engage. We supply accessories should you wish to wall mount the container.
The Future of SMART Waste
Waste can be reprocessed for raw materials in the healthcare industry as value-added products supplied through non-for-profit organisations which can include wheelchairs and necessities manufactured from stainless steel and recycled plastics.
Join the SMART Movement
Are you ready to make a difference? See if you’re eligible to join our SMART Waste Recovery Program for a sustainable future in dental care.