| Table 3: Type and amount of the domestic waste produced in studied dental practices in 2012. Figures in the parenthesis are percentage from the total waste, 6712.2 kg. | ||
| Waste description |
Weight (kg) and percentage of waste produced |
|
| Public dental practices | Private dental practices | |
| Mixed gypsum | 1792.3 (26.7) | 373.3 (5.6) |
| Nylons | 1111.3 (16.6) | 356.0 (5.3) |
| Gypsum | 366.8 (5.5) | 78.5 (1.2) |
| Plastics | 300.4 (4.5) | 119.7 (1.8) |
| Carton, and cardboard | 244.5 (3.6) | 54.3 (0.8) |
| Metals | 228.5 (3.4) | 63.8 (1.0) |
| Dry paper towel | 228.4 (3.4) | 225.0 (3.4) |
| Food waste | 222.5 (3.3) | 62.0 (0.9) |
| Glass | 158.7 (2.4) | 83.6 (1.2) |
| Food waste packaging | 94.4 (1.4) | 33.3 (0.5) |
| Dry cotton | 91.5 (1.4) | 23.8 (0.4) |
| Mask | 91.3 (1.4) | 26.9 (0.4) |
| Tea slag | 90.6 (1.3) | 25.7 (0.4) |
| Dry gauze | 67.3 (1.0) | 22.5 (0.3) |
| Ear cleaner | 8.0 (0.1) | 5.8 (0.1) |
| Sticking plaster | 5.0 (0.1) | 2.8 (0.0) |
| Cigarette filter | 3.3 (0.0) | 1.4 (0.0) |
| Shan | 3.0 (0.0) | 2.2 (0.0) |
| Gown | 2.5 (0.0) | 9.5 (0.1) |
| Foil | 2.0 (0.0) | 30.1 (0.4) |
| Total general waste | 5112.3 (76.2) | 1600.2 (23.8) |
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