According to OSHA and EPA best practices, what is the recommended method for managing amalgam waste in a dental office?

The EPA's Dental Effluent Guidelines (effective 2018) require dental offices to use ISO 11143-compliant amalgam separators and to send captured amalgam waste to an approved amalgam recycler. Recycling is the best practice because it prevents mercury from entering wastewater, landfills, and the environment. Disposing of amalgam in regular trash or flushing it down the drain are prohibited. Chairside traps alone are insufficient without proper recycling of the captured material.