Is it better to use disposable cleanroom garments or reusable cleanroom garments?

The answer is based on the following factors:

• Product manufactured
• Process used during manufacturing
• Ability of the cleanroom garment laundry to service the customer with reusable garments
• The number of garments required during cleanroom manufacturing

Disposable apparel is used during cleanroom manufacturing of toxic or biohazardous products or if the process uses hazardous chemicals such as acids or alkali. Disposable apparel is used if a reusable garment system and service is not readily available or the limited number of garments required for the cleanroom manufacturing application does not make the use of reusable cleanroom garments cost effective. Reusable garments are preferred in all other cleanroom manufacturing applications.