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Composition and production rate of solid waste from dental laboratories in Xanthi, Greece
D P Komilis1, E A Voudrias, S Anthoulakis
1Laboratory of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Vas. Sofias 12, 67100 Xanthi, Greece. dkomilis@env.duth.gr <dkomilis@env.duth.gr>
Abstract:
The composition and production rate of solid waste produced by four dental laboratories were measured in the Prefecture of Xanthi (Greece) during 2002. The selected dental labs in Xanthi were expected to produce approximately 75% of the waste produced from of all seven dental laboratories in the Xanthi Prefecture. Sampling was performed during a 2-month period. Solid waste was categorized into three major categories: (a) infectious and potentially infectious waste, (b) non-infectious toxic waste and (c) household type solid waste. Dental laboratories solid waste (DLSW) was produced at a rate of 0.059 g/cap/day (or 22 g/cap/year) at the time of the study. Household type waste, infectious and potentially infectious waste and non-infectious toxic waste comprised approximately 74%, 26% and less than 0.5% of the total DLSW weight produced, respectively. DLSW was estimated to be approximately 0.007% of the amount of municipal solid waste produced in the Prefecture of Xanthi.
