Your dentist extracts a tooth that has an amalgam restoration in it. The best way to dispose of the tooth would be to
rinse it off, place it in an autoclave bag, sterilize it, and place it in the trash.
place it in the biohazard waste.
place it in the sharps container for pick up by a licensed hauler.
place it into a scrap amalgam container for processing by a recycler.
place it into a scrap amalgam container for processing by a recycler.
Rationale: place it in a scrap amalgam container for processing by a recycler – Extracted teeth can be placed in the amalgam waste. Never place them in the biohazard, because biohazard waste is usually incinerated, and when amalgam is incinerated, mercury vapors can be released.
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