You don’t have to wait until International Moment of Laughter Day, to recycle old teeth!
Ever wonder what you can do with dentures, or how to recycle gold crowns? Those old teeth don’t need to sink into the landfill!
According to Green Eco Services about 3.6 million sets of dentures are manufactured in the world, and each set contains about $25 worth of precious metals, including gold and silver.
Japan Denture Recycling Association (JDRA) has a denture recycling program and the proceeds are donated to UNICEF and other organizations.
The Gold Box- will buy your old gold crowns and porcelain bridges.
Check out other ideas here: http://www.greenecoservices.com/seven-ways-to-recycle-dentures/
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I’m trying not to laugh (or to laugh, depending on what we’re really supposed to do), but I’m tickled that the dentures get sent to New Eyes for the Needy, as I keep thinking that maybe they just want the “eye teeth”. OK, I’ll chortle to myself from now on. 🙂
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Unfortunately, New Eyes for the Needy is no longer able to accept
donations of dentures.
In that case, do you have a suggestion for donating dentures??
I’m willing to mail the dentures but you do not post what you do with the items once you receive them. Do these get used like donated eyeglasses or as I found on the net, people want them for “art”.
As I’m typing I see a post that says you don’t accept denture donations any longer. True?
I hadn’t noticed the note above, but before spending the $$ or risking scaring the heck out of some hapless clerk I decided to email them and ask. They sent me the following polite response;
That web information is incorrect. We do not accept dentures as donations.
New Eyes
a place in Japan recycles old dentures for needy children
Do you know the name of the organization in Japan that accepts dentures? Please write it in your comment so others can see.
also maybe nursing schools or dental schools would use them for practice
Great idea!
I wish I had some dentures any ones, I can’t chew nothing.
Do you still accept sets of dentures?
Just read past comments and saw u do not.
would like to donate my moms dentures to some one or and organization.
Sorry, Jennie, our source stopped taking dentures. If we find another source, we’ll post it. You may want to ask your local dentist for ideas. Thanks for thinking outside the bin!!
i know someone who can use the dentures, email katsmeow5256@yahoo.com thanks
I’m in need of dentures just got all my teeth pulled and have no way to get dentures need help please help me out I will reply to serious email about this can eat live in las Vegas nv have a bad heart and wish I could have teeth to eat was emergency pulling out infection and damage
Japan Denture Recycling Association (JDRA) has launched a denture recycling program and the proceeds are donated to UNICEF and other organizations. o date, it has raised more than $250,000 for UNICEF and other organizations
hello everybody
if you would like to recycle your old dentures
please visit our facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/denturerecycle
all donations kindly accepted towards a good cause
thank you.
Where in my area Sussex county Delaware can I get used donated dentures? D dell
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