Trap-Eze Plaster Plus Can Help Reduce Dentistry’s Role in Microplastic Pollution

The Trap-Eze Plaster Plus™ is a specially designed, disposable sink trap that can effectively capture plaster, wax, floating materials, polishing compounds, abrasives, pumice, steel wool and the latest environmental concern—microplastics. The product, recently launched by Buffalo Dental Manufacturing, joins a popular line of plaster traps from the company, with this latest version designed to help out the environment.

According to the National Geographic website, “Microplastics have been detected in marine organisms from plankton to whales, in commercial seafood, and even in drinking water. Alarmingly, standard water treatment facilities cannot remove all traces of microplastics. To further complicate matters, microplastics in the ocean can bind with other harmful chemicals before being ingested by marine organisms.”

Dental practices commonly release microplastics into municipal wastewater from procedures such as removing and adjusting restorations, or by milling and grinding crowns, inlays and onlays. The amount of microplastics generated per procedure is small, but it occurs frequently, states Buffalo Dental Manufacturing.

Although it is not known exactly what percentage of global microplastic pollution originates from dental offices and dental labs, it’s possible to reduce that percentage with the Trap-Eze™PlasterPlus trap. Recently added to the company’s popular line of plaster traps, the new, patent-pending product not only captures microplastic particles, but also wax, floating materials, polishing compounds, abrasives, pumice, and steel wool that can cause drain clogs.

The Trap-Eze™ PlasterPlus is made in the USA and includes the following features:

• Designed to slow water discharge flow rate and allow sediment to settle out of wastewater
• Fast and easy trap replacement and installation
• Disposable—No permanent traps to clean or messy liners to replace
• For use in dental offices, clinics, and labs

For more information, or to order the Trap-Eze™ PlasterPlus, visit BuffaloDental.com, call 800-828-0203, or send an email to sales@mailBDM.com. Distributor inquiries welcome