Laurie,

I would be very suspicious of such claims.  It sounds impossible according
to the laws of chemistry and physics (as we know them).  I've heard of this
before and it's always thrown red flags up for me.

Thomas Jasper HT(ASCP) BAS
Anatomic Pathology Coordinator 
SMDC Clinical Laboratory
Duluth, MN
tjasper@smdc.org

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Laurie Colbert [SMTP:laurie.colbert@huntingtonhospital.com]
> Sent:	Monday, February 17, 2003 12:32 PM
> To:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	recycling system
> 
> Does anyone use the formalin recycling system from Creative Waste
> Solutions?  The company claims it will recycle formalin without the use of
> electricity or heating.  You "simply dump dirty formalin into funnel and
> it recycles dirty formalin via gravity."  The system gives you back the
> same volume and concentration of formalin - no need to "rebuffer."
> 
> They also have an alcohol recycling system and xylene recycling pads that
> remove alcohol and water form your xylene.
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> Laurie Colbert
> Huntington Memorial Hospital