Clinical Directors & Dental Professionals Will Appreciate These Affordable FDA 510K Approved TF-95RB TrueForm® EcoTek® Sustainable Latex-Free Examination Gloves!
If you are a dentist, a dental hygienist or a dental student, you are required to wear personal protective equipment (P.P.E.) such as facemasks, face shields, protective isolation gowns and single-use nitrile examination gloves.
Single-use nitrile examination gloves are a first line defense and critical to protecting professionals, students, and patients from infectious agents and potential cross-contamination. Unfortunately, there is a dark side to wearing conventional nitrile gloves.
THE DARK SIDE
Because these gloves are designed to be worn for short durations, they are frequently changed-out several times a day then disposed into the trash landfill where it takes hundreds of years to decompose or sent to a medical waste incinerator that produces air pollutants. Approximately one million pairs of nitrile gloves are disposed per school per year and clinical consumption has facilities beckoning for green glove alternatives. Wearers can even experience "glove guilt", knowing the impact they are causing.
LANDFILL CAPACITY
The extensive use of predominantly non-degradable P.P.E. is wreaking havoc on the planet leading to an accumulation of waste in landfills, with potential consequences for leachates and the bioaccumulation of microplastics. Diverting and treating 180 billion pairs (one million tons) of industry residues while exploring more environmentally friendly alternatives, such as biodegradable P.P.E. is now crucial as experts predict that the United States is on track to run out of capacity in landfills by the year 2036.
TRUEFORM® TF-95RB ECOTEK® SUSTAINABLE LATEX-FREE GLOVES
Dentists, clinical directors, Infection Control officers, dental students and faculty now have sustainable and affordable single-use hand protection options for private practices and dental clinics. A new ERA in sustainability shopping has arrived and it has ushered a new landfill-friendly, incinerator-friendly and skin-friendly FDA 510K approved single-use nitrile medical exam glove that performs like conventional counterparts without busting budgets or sacrificing protection or comfort.
Providing the perfect balance between tactility, protection and long-term skin health, these TF-95RB TrueForm® Nitrile Exam Gloves from SW® Sustainability Solutions – an ISO Certified and Certified B Corporation® manufacturing facility - are a third-party validated sustainable nitrile exam glove. Additional product features include:
- Textured Fingers
- Silicone-Free
- 1.5 AQL
- Ambidextrous
- 9-1/2” Length
- Beaded Cuff
- Non-Sterile
- 4.7mil (5.0 gram)
- Powder-Free
- Latex-Free
- Sizes: X-Small—XX-Large
These high-quality latex-free sustainable nitrile gloves meet all current FDA 510K medical standards and fit, feel and perform like traditional gloves but are healthier for the hands, and our environment. Other certifications include:
- FDA 510K Approved
- FDA 21 CFR 177.2600
- ANSI/ISEA 105-2016
- SHA Alliance® Accredited
- Certified B-Corporation®
- ASTM 6319-19
- ASTM D5526
- ASTM D6978-05
- ASTM F1671-13
- ASTM F739-12
LANDFILL & INCINERATOR-FRIENDLY | ACCERLERATED BIODEGRADTION | END LIFE: COMPOST SOIL
SW’s GreenCircle® sustainable TrueForm® TF-95RB nitrile examination gloves meet ASTM D5511/D5526 biodegradability standards and feature special EcoTek® proprietary glove additives.
Incinerating EcoTek® nitrile gloves are a sustainable disposal method also, as the combustion process converts the gloves into harmless byproducts. The ash residue can be safely disposed, while the gases produced can be filtered to minimize emissions. If your facility incinerates its medical waste, you will be happy to learn that third-party testing on SW® nitrile exam gloves revealed that the EcoTek® brand nitrile produced:
- 7% less CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) emissions
- 55% less NO2 (Nitrogen dioxide) emissions
- 81% less SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide) emissions
- 56% less TVOC (Total Volatile Organic Carbon) emissions
- 48% less CO (Carbon Monoxide) emissions during incineration compared to regular nitrile gloves
HEALING TECHNOLOGIES
Designed for professionals that wear gloves all-day, every day EcoTek® nitrile gloves from SW® Sustainability Solutions are crafted from a unique blend of Skin Health Alliance® (SHA) Approved materials that prioritize sustainability and promote healthy skin without compromising performance, comfort or fit.
(Also available are EcoTek® medical exam gloves that feature moisturizing technologies and glove technologies that wick moisture from the hands.)
SW® Sustainability Solutions TrueForm TF-95RB EcoTek® nitrile exam gloves aim to do the least harm to the environment while protecting users from pathogens and chemicals. Durable, comfortable, and safe for both users and the environment, EcoTek® is re-innovating sustainability with clinically proven technology.
We can make your clinical glove conversion easy! Please contact MDS for more information, clinical evaluation samples and non-published institutional discounted pricing.
