Stratasys Objet1000 Plus - Waste Disposal

Objet1000 Plus User Guide 2 Safety
DOC-06810 Rev.B 2-9
Waste Disposal
Fullycuredprintedmodelscanbedisposedofasordinaryofficetrash.
However,specialcareisrequiredwhenhandlingprinterwaste(uncured
printingmaterial).
Printing
Materials
➢ WhenremovingthewastecontainerfromtheObjet1000Plusprinter,
wearneopreneornitrilegloves.
➢ Topreventliquidwastefromsplashingintotheeyes,wearsafetygoggles.
➢ LiquidwastefromtheObjet1000Plusprinterisclassifiedashazardous
industrialwaste.Therefore,printing-materialwastemustbepackagedand
disposedofinamannerthatpreventshumancontactwithitand
contaminationofwatersources.
➢ EmptyModel-materialandSupport-materialcontainerscontainresidueof
theircontents.Someleakageofthisresiduemayoccurthroughthebroken
containerseal.Therefore,handleandstoreemptycontainerswithcare.
➢ Donotattempttoreuseemptycontainers,anddonotpuncturethem.
➢ Disposeofusedcontainersandwastecontainersinaccordancewithlocal
regulations.
➢ Discardcontaminatedclothing,shoes,emptycontainers,etc.,in
accordancewithanyapplicableregulations.
UVLamps
UVlampsusedbytheprintertocureprintingmaterialscontainasmall
amountofmercury,andareconsidered“UniversalWaste.”Recycleordiscard
usedlampsinaccordancewithapplicableregulations.
Brokenlamps:
Afterventilatingthearea,useprotectiveglovesandcarefullyremovespilled
mercurywithamethodthatpreventsthegenerationofmercuryvapor,such
asasyringe,packingtapeorpaper.Placethebrokenlamp,mercuryand
contaminatedmaterialsinanair-tight,non-metalliccontainer.Disposeofthe
containerinaccordancewithapplicableregulations.