Reusable Evacuation Traps

About reusable traps

A reusable trap is emptied and put back in service, and the ADA’s practice is to place the contents in a sealed silver or gray storage container. Contents retained by a vacuum pump filter, an amalgam separator or another amalgam collection device are recycled if they contain amalgam, and those devices are not rinsed over drains or sinks.

Emptied and put back; the filter is changed according to the manufacturer’s recommended schedule.

Sources: EPA 821-R-16-005, Technical and Economic Development Document for the Dental Office Category (Dec 2016)