by dustin@cobalt.graphics | Jul 5, 2026
Every amalgam separator worth buying gets described with a removal-efficiency number — 95%, 98%, 99%. That number isn’t a marketing invention. It comes from a specific international standard, ISO 11143:2008, and understanding what the standard measures is the...
by dustin@cobalt.graphics | Jul 5, 2026
Extracted teeth are one of the more confusing waste items in a dental practice, because a single tooth can fall under two different rulebooks depending on one detail: whether it contains an amalgam filling. Get that distinction right and disposal is simple. Get it...
by dustin@cobalt.graphics | Jul 5, 2026
If you’ve searched for the EPA’s amalgam separator rule, you’ve probably found a lot of regulatory language and not many plain answers. This guide is the plain version: who the rule covers, what it actually requires, the deadlines that already passed, and what you...
by dustin@cobalt.graphics | Jul 5, 2026
Dental amalgam waste is one of the few things in your practice that’s regulated from the moment it’s created to the moment it’s recycled — “cradle to grave,” in the compliance language. That sounds intimidating, but the actual requirements are a short,...
