OrthoAccel announces charitable recycling program

OrthoAccel Technologies has announced the regional launch of the Eco Give Back program this fall.

Preselected orthodontic practices will participate in Eco Give Back by encouraging patients to recycle their used AcceleDent devices, which contain lithium batteries, with the company making a donation to Smile Train for every device received. The returned devices will be properly recycled at an authorized recycling facility, in conjunction with World Smile Day.

Beyond the important charitable aspect of the Smile Train partnership, Eco Give Back is a sustainability initiative planned to keep landfills free of used AcceleDent devices and their lithium batteries, OrthoAccel said.

AcceleDent providers requested a return program, and orthodontists such as Alvaro Figueroa, DDS, believe that tying Eco Give Back to Smile Train will encourage practices and patients to get on board with the partnership.

Dr. Figueroa, who offers AcceleDent to his orthodontic patients in Chicago and Naperville, IL, is also a member of Smile Train's Medical Advisory Board.

"Treating patients with cleft lip and palate has been a major part of my professional career," he said. "Without organizations like Smile Train, many children around the world would not be able to receive the care they need, and I know from my firsthand experience that Smile Train is the best at what it does. I am excited that my patients have the opportunity to help Smile Train's ongoing mission and goals through the AcceleDent Eco Give Back program."

To learn more about Smile Train's sustainable approach, visit smiletrain.org.