What PPE Can Be Recycled?

  • Gloves

    Exam and Cleanroom Gloves in Nitrile, Latex, Vinyl

  • Masks

    N95, N99, CN95, CN99, FN95, FN99

  • Wrappings

    All sterile wrapping from dental, veterinary, and healthcare usages

  • Boot Covers

    Boot Covers, shoe Covers

  • Hoods & Caps

    Surgical Hoods, Bouffant Caps, Surgical Caps

  • Fabrics

    All polypropylene 5 (PP5), polyethylene (PE) non-woven fabrics, PP5 non-woven meltdown fabrics, and all clean and unused non-woven fabrics

  • Gowns & Scrubs

    Isolation gowns, surgical gowns, patient gowns, disposable surgical scrubs, protective overalls

  • Plastics

    All polypropylene 5 (PP5) plastic bottles from PPE/hospital manufacturing

Chemical Restriction Information

PPE contaminated with acidic, toxic, caustic, or infectious chemicals cannot be recycled (e.g., sulfuric acid, mercury, sodium hydroxide, E. coli, etc). If you have any questions about the chemicals you are currently using, please email us at info@renucycle.com.

  • Sulfuric acid, Hydrochloric acid, Nitric acid, Acetic acid, Phosphoric acid, Citric acid, Formic acid, Hydrofluoric acid, Lactic acid, Oxalic acid

  • Mercury, Lead, Arsenic, Benzene, Cadmium, Formaldehyde, Cyanide, Toluene, Chromium(VI), Dioxins

  • Sodium hydroxide, Potassium hydroxide, Calcium hydroxide, Ammonium hydroxide, Sodium carbonate, Sodium hypochlorite, Potassium carbonate, Magnesium hydroxide, Sodium metasilicate, Lithium hydroxide

  • E. coli, Salmonella, Hepatitis B virus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Influenza virus, HIV, Clostridium difficile, Streptococcus pyogenes, Norovirus, Staphylococcus aureus

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