Re: Public service announcement stuff :-)

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

Another good service is freecycle.org. It's a
listserver which is area specific, and allows you to
post the things you either want, or want to get rid
of. The idea is to keep stuff out of landfills. All
items must be free. It could be a way of finding dead
microwaves or welders. While I don't propose using
them to dispose of your beaker full of mercury, there
are many chemicals which have legitimate uses, such as
muriatic acid, which can be used in swimming pools or
to clean concrete and mortar. Probably better to use
it than simply dispose of it. Especially since the
environmental impact isn't just in using or disposing
of something, it also includes manufacturing it to
begin with.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: Vardan
> <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi,
>
> Here in Larimer county, they take hazardous waste of
> your hands for free!
>
> http://www.co.larimer.co.us/solidwaste/HAZ.HTM
>
> Noting that I had "way too much" here, I "rounded it
> up" and took it out
> there today.  They "joyfully" took all the
> concentrated sulfuric and
> hydrochloric acids along with some screwed up stuff
> and some obscene
> quantities of ozone destroying chemicals.  They also
> take liquid mercury,
> batteries, Chlorox, ammonia, and other less killer
> stuff.  I don't think
> they understood about the "old" "scotchguard"...
> Other than noting one had
> trichlor in it...  It will now be with "them", for a
> "very long" time ;-)
>
> It was a slow day (windy) here, but they all quickly
> had their "super
> rubber gloves" on toting my old stuff to the proper
> areas and sheds
> ;-))  It was funny cause the "kid" was ready to take
> anything at first
> ;-))  Here "kid" check "this" out!!!  "Boss" was
> there in about 15 seconds
> putting on his gloves :o)))  As I "speed away", they
> were still separating,
> categorizing, and cataloging...
>
> They started looking through the spray cans for
> stuff that had 1,1,1
> trichlor in it, till I produced 3 gallon cans of the
> "pure stuff"!!
> ;-)))  We used to spray clean benches off at HP with
> it........
>
> So first thing this spring, I have cleared the place
> of all those screwed
> up chems I never "needed" anyway ;-)
>
> Maybe others would like to follow in this to save
> the environment (or your
> lab) from unneeded chemical "events".  I was
> thinking on the way over what
> would happen if the car got backended....  "What is
> in the chemical cloud
> sir?"  "Everything officer!!  Just everything!!!"
> I did keep all the
> acids on the left side and all the bases on the
> right side and everything
> else in the middle though :o)))
>
> So if you have any old chemicals around that you
> don't "really" need and
> that could make a "mess" if they "get loose".  Now
> might be a good time to
> take them to your local "place" for "safe" disposal.
>  They also took the
> lead/acid batteries and mercury light bulbs without
> a glance...
>
> The State can also help you out on radioactive
> things...  Mine were too
> "weenie" to be a concern though :-p
>
> Explosives are easy since the sheriff guys think
> that is fun ;-))
>
> So sleeping more soundly tonight knowing that the
> house "should not" blow up
> from the few "good things" I still have >:O)))
>
> Cheers,
>
> 	Terry
>
>
>