User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 2–7
Stratasys P750K User Guide
Waste Disposal
Fullyȱcuredȱprintedȱmodelsȱcanȱbeȱdisposedȱofȱasȱordinaryȱofficeȱtrash.ȱ
However,ȱspecialȱcareȱisȱrequiredȱwhenȱhandlingȱprinterȱwasteȱ(uncuredȱ
printingȱmaterial).
Printing Materials
¾ WhenȱremovingȱtheȱwasteȱcontainerȱfromȱtheȱStratasysȱprinter,ȱwearȱ
neopreneȱorȱnitrileȱgloves.
¾ Toȱpreventȱliquidȱwasteȱfromȱsplashingȱintoȱtheȱeyes,ȱwearȱsafetyȱ
goggles.
¾ LiquidȱwasteȱfromȱtheȱStratasysȱprinterȱisȱclassifiedȱasȱhazardousȱ
industrialȱwaste.ȱTherefore,ȱprintingȬmaterialȱwasteȱmustȱbeȱpackagedȱ
andȱdisposedȱofȱinȱaȱmannerȱthatȱpreventsȱhumanȱcontactȱwithȱitȱandȱ
contaminationȱofȱwaterȱsources.
¾ EmptyȱmodelȬmaterialȱandȱsupportȬmaterialȱcartridgesȱcontainȱresidueȱ
ofȱtheirȱcontents.ȱSomeȱleakageȱofȱthisȱresidueȱmayȱoccurȱthroughȱtheȱ
brokenȱcartridgeȱseal.ȱTherefore,ȱhandleȱandȱstoreȱemptyȱcartridgesȱ
withȱcare.ȱ
¾ Doȱnotȱattemptȱtoȱreuseȱemptyȱcartridges,ȱandȱdoȱnotȱpunctureȱthem.
¾ Disposeȱofȱusedȱcartridgesȱandȱwasteȱcontainersȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱ
localȱregulations.
¾ Discardȱcontaminatedȱclothing,ȱshoes,ȱemptyȱcontainers,ȱetc.,ȱinȱ
accordanceȱwithȱanyȱapplicableȱregulations.
UV Lamps UVȱlampsȱusedȱbyȱtheȱprinterȱtoȱcureȱprintingȱmaterialsȱcontainȱaȱsmallȱ
amountȱofȱmercury,ȱandȱareȱconsideredȱ“UniversalȱWaste.”ȱRecycleȱorȱ
discardȱusedȱlampsȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱapplicableȱregulations.
Brokenȱlamps:ȱ
Afterȱventilatingȱtheȱarea,ȱuseȱprotectiveȱglovesȱandȱcarefullyȱremoveȱ
spilledȱmercuryȱwithȱaȱmethodȱthatȱpreventsȱtheȱgenerationȱofȱmercuryȱ
vapor,ȱsuchȱasȱaȱsyringe,ȱpackingȱtapeȱorȱpaper.ȱPlaceȱtheȱbrokenȱlamp,ȱ
mercuryȱandȱcontaminatedȱmaterialsȱinȱanȱairȬtight,ȱnonȬmetallicȱcontainer.ȱ
Disposeȱofȱtheȱcontainerȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱapplicableȱregulations.