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SW EcoTek TrueForm TF-95RB Dental Nitrile Exam Gloves
by mdsassociatesTrueForm® TF-95RB Sustainable Nitrile Exam Gloves for Dentistry
Clinical Directors & Dental Professionals Will Appreciate These Affordable FDA 510K Approved TF-95RB TrueForm® EcoTek® Latex-Free Examination Gloves!
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If you are a dentist, a dental hygienist or a dental student, you are required to wear personal protective equipment (P.P.E.) such as facemasks, face shields, protective isolation gowns and single-use nitrile examination gloves.
Single-use nitrile examination gloves are a first line defense and critical to protecting professionals, students, and patients from infectious agents and potential cross-contamination. Unfortunately, there is a dark side to wearing conventional nitrile gloves.
THE DARK SIDE
Because these gloves are designed to be worn for short durations, they are frequently changed-out several times a day then disposed into the trash landfill where it takes hundreds of years to decompose or sent to a medical waste incinerator that produces air pollutants. Approximately one million pairs of nitrile gloves are disposed per school per year and clinical consumption has facilities beckoning for green glove alternatives.
LANDFILL CAPACITY
The extensive use of predominantly non-degradable P.P.E. is wreaking havoc on the planet leading to an accumulation of waste in landfills, with potential consequences for leachates and the bioaccumulation of microplastics. Diverting and treating 180 billion pairs (one million tons) of industry residues while exploring more environmentally friendly alternatives, such as biodegradable P.P.E. is now crucial as experts predict that the United States is on track to run out of capacity in landfills by the year 2036.
TRUEFORM® TF-95RB ECOTEK® SUSTAINABLE LATEX-FREE GLOVES
Dentists, clinical directors, Infection Control officers, dental students and faculty now have sustainable and affordable single-use hand protection options for private practices and dental clinics. A new ERA in sustainability shopping has arrived and it has ushered a new landfill-friendly, incinerator-friendly and skin-friendly FDA 510K approved single-use nitrile medical exam glove that perform like conventional counterparts without busting budgets or sacrificing protection or comfort.
SW’s GreenCircle® certified biodegradable TrueForm® TF-95RB nitrile examination gloves meet ASTM D5511/D5526 biodegradability standards and feature special EcoTek® proprietary glove additives that result in 92.6% biodegradation in solids landfill in as little as 945 days with end of life resulting in healthy compost soil!
HEALING TECHNOLOGIES
Designed for professionals that wear gloves all-day, every day EcoTek® nitrile gloves from SW® Sustainability Solutions are crafted from a unique blend of Skin Health Alliance® (SHA) Approved materials that prioritize sustainability and promote healthy skin without compromising performance, comfort or fit.
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