After the lapse of time all the x-ray films are to be recycled as the information about health is considered to be protected. In every hospital, clinic or even at home you can find a great pile of old, expired and unneeded x-ray films. All of these x-ray films around the world that aren’t used anymore contain great amount of silver (that exists in the nature, as you know, in limited quantities) and instead of being just thrown out they have to be disposed properly.

The received x-ray films are cleared from envelopes (jackets) and papers (that are going to be used in the paper recycling process later). The left x-ray films are treated with chemicals, washed and as a result silver is recovered. Everything that is left after the silver recovery is PET plastic which will be also recycled properly.

All over the country there are numerous companies that provide x-ray films recycling services. Each company has to be able to grant you permission from the authorities and a certificate that proves the recycling of your outdated or unnecessary x-ray films, meet the requirements of the HIPPA and have a unique EPA id number that can be easily verified at a epa.gov website. The nearest to you company can be easily find in the Internet or in the “Yellow pages”. By visiting the websites or connecting these companies per telephone you can get more information about x-ray films recycling and the services they provide and as a result choose the company that meets your interests.

As a rule all kind of x-ray films are used: medical, industrial, lithographic, old, no longer used ones, scratched, torn or crumpled, newest and unopened x-ray films.

At first, search for the company that occupies itself with x ray films recycling. After it is done the representatives of the company will come to you and collect the unneeded films. Later you will receive the total weight of the x-ray films, a certificate that guarantees the films destruction and information confidentiality and a check for that sum of money your films are worth. Using the right way of x-ray films recycling one can make a valuable contribution to the environment protection and silver production…and of course be generously rewarded with money.