Solar Syringe Melter

Clean, Green Disposal

If you live in or around any downtown core, it's likely you'll see old syringes lying about on the streets or in alleyways. While they may have been used last for something slightly less healthy, they probably started out at a hospital or medical clinic. Although many large hospitals already have syringe melting ovens in place, they are expensive and not all facilities can afford them.

Protecting Populations

According to the World Health Organization, 80,000 to 160,000 people worldwide have contracted HIV through the use of re-used or un-sterilized needles. Syringes are one of the more dangerous and polluting bio-hazards that end up in hospital waste-bins, so it's necessary they be completely destroyed, but there is a way to dispose of them in a safer and more environmentally friendly way than throwing them straight into the trash.

Nowadays, medical facilities all over the world are looking to solar power to help clean up their syringes. A solar syringe melter is one of the newest, cheapest and safest ways to deal with old syringes. In order to properly dispose of diseased or contaminated syringes, the solar oven (much like one you would use to cook with) melts the plastic and sanitizes the needles. Simple as pie! And they come in small or larger models depending on the size of the facility, so you won't have to pay for a large one if you won't be using it all of the time.