Recycle Your Sensors!

What do users of electronic medical devices do when they have to replace sensors or batteries? They probably throw the old ones away, jeopardizing the environment. To avoid the harmful effects of placing electronic components in the garbage, Alpha Source Inc. (Milwaukee), a global distributor and manufacturer of new and replacement medical devices and accessories, has teamed with Maxtec (Salt Lake City), an oxygen sensor manufacturer, and Elite Energy Distribution (Milwaukee), a recycling company, to recycle used oxygen sensors and batteries.With the aim of promoting customer savings and protecting the environment, Alpha Source will give customers a free oxygen sensor for every 12 old ones they send in. Upon receiving the spent components, Maxtec will recover the small amounts of platinum and lead they contain and recycle the metals.The goal of Alpha Source's battery recycling program is to provide customers with a safe way to dispose of used batteries. By keeping batteries out of landfills, customers will ensure their compliance with environmental and hazardous-waste transportation regulations and thereby reduce their exposure to liability claims.