[Histonet] Recycled reagents in VIP processor

[Frazier, John]

As a six sigma consultant to histology laboratories, it has been my
experience that recycling xylene and alcohol overall is not a cost
saver. When you factor in both capital dollars and operational
dollars, the savings is neutral. In addition to the neutral cost in
recycling, you have to concern yourself with the quality of your in
product on a daily basis. The last piece in the equation is the
handling of Xylene with multiple touch points in between.  A movement
within the histology world has begun with handling xylene (hazard
waste) as little as possible and/or reducing or eliminating its use
where possible.

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> On Feb 27, 2017, at 6:25 PM, Jay Lundgren <jaylundgren at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> When people say they are saving money by recycling reagents I always wonder
> if they are including tech time (to run the still) in their calculations.
>
>                             Sincerely,
>
>                                     Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Margaryan, Naira via Histonet <
> histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
>
>> WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AS WELL - IT IS WASTE OF MONEY....
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Naira
>>
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>> From: Gareth Davis via Histonet [histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 2:23 PM
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>> Subject: [Histonet] Recycled reagents in VIP processor
>>
>> Hi,
>> I was always told not to use recycled reagents, i.e. Alcohol and Xylene, in
>> processors.  I am using a VIP 300, refurbished, and I would rather not use
>> recycled reagents in it.  But, during the last CAP inspection they
>> suggested I use the recycled to save money.  And now my administration
>> wants to cut cost.  Just wanted to know what labs were doing.
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
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