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Proper Disposal or Recycling of Aerosol Cans?
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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For quite some time I have been wondering about how to properly dispose of, or preferably recycle, aerosol cans. I really hate having to throw the damn things out in the trash because of the waste - must not there be a better way? Most of the aersol cans I buy are deoderants. They do not bear any recycling symbols; curbside recycling pickup lists do not mention anying on the subject. What's the responsible thing to do?
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Madison, AL
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Here they take them in the regular recycling bin. You just have to empty them by turning the can upside down and holding the spray nozzle in until all of the pressure is released. Maybe your community just does aluminum. Mine does aluminum and steel cans.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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If it's not aluminum cans you are actually wasting energy by recycling.
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: retired
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster 
Regular garbage for me.
Me too!
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: USA
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Baninated
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Secretland
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Originally Posted by Sbtrfuge
Fireplace.
That's a great idea. I have a whole bunch of them to throw in!
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Baninated
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Secretland
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
That's a great idea. I have a whole bunch of them to throw in!
Put them all in at once too! 
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Isle of Manhattan
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I leave them in front of my neighbor's door, then ring the bell and run. 
actually, I don't have any aerosol cans to throw out, just the manual plastic pump containers (that get recycled)
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Parker, Colorado
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Originally Posted by Sbtrfuge
Fireplace.
Fire is always good for a laugh, as is crushing them beneath the tires of heavy equipment. A front-end loader and a mostly empty can of spray paint is kinda fun.
As for the charred or crushed remains? Dumpster or trash can. Hell, if everybody is bent on ruining the environment, I wanna be on the winning team.
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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
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Baninated
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Secretland
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Aerosol cans are pretty much bad for the environment no matter how you dispose of them. >shrug<
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Baninated
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Secretland
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
Most of the aersol cans I buy are deoderants. ..... What's the responsible thing to do?
Um... NOT buy aerosol deodorents. That'd be the most ecologically responsible thing to do.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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You waste money using spray deodorants too as most of it is lost in the air. The most sensible thing is to buy stick deodorant.
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