Disposing of FO's?

[Obsidian]

I was given a bunch of old FO's that spent a couple summers in a hot out building. Most are no good and of the few that are, they seize CP so I'd like to dispose of them but I don't know how.
Is it safe to dump them down the drain? I have roughly 10, 8oz bottles. I'm not close to any ground water and am on the city sewer system.

 

[cmzaha]

Nope, take them to hazardous waste. You really should not dump the straight fo's down the drain

 

[fuzz-juzz]

I personally wouldn't. I don't think it's safe or even legal.
I have few to dispose and I will ring my local council to ask what to do with them.

 

[Ruthie]

I had to do this a couple of years ago. From the research I did, the best option I found was to dump them in enough (cheap) kitty litter to absorb it all, then go ahead and put it in the trash can. I got this suggestion from WSP if I remember correctly. (But I'm not completely sure. )

 

[DeeAnna]

FOs are not water soluble and most, if not all, are flammable. As a former wastewater engineer, I can say it's not a good idea to put that kind of stuff down the drain.

Put the FOs in a container that you can later throw away -- an used metal food can would be great -- and let them evaporate in the open air. (Don't use a plastic container that might melt from the FOs.) Choose a well ventilated place safely away from pets and children. Throw away the container in your household trash when everything that can evaporate has evaporated.

PS: after evaporating, if the residue is still liquid, use the kitty litter tip that Ruthie suggests. I'd still allow the FOs to evaporate first to minimize the potential flammability. Taking the FOs to a hazardous waste disposal location is certainly an option, but in my state of Iowa, the DNR still wants us to first evaporate the solvents that can evaporate.

 

[Obsidian]

Thank you, I'll dump them in a old metal OO can and let it evaporate.

 

[cmzaha]

FOs are not water soluble and most, if not all, are flammable. As a former wastewater engineer, I can say it's not a good idea to put that kind of stuff down the drain.

Put the FOs in a container that you can later throw away -- an used metal food can would be great -- and let them evaporate in the open air. (Don't use a plastic container that might melt from the FOs.) Choose a well ventilated place safely away from pets and children. Throw away the container in your household trash when everything that can evaporate has evaporated.

PS: after evaporating, if the residue is still liquid, use the kitty litter tip that Ruthie suggests. I'd still allow the FOs to evaporate first to minimize the potential flammability. Taking the FOs to a hazardous waste disposal location is certainly an option, but in my state of Iowa, the DNR still wants us to first evaporate the solvents that can evaporate.

We can take them to hazardous waste without evaporating in the labeled bottle. The same with paint and I have let it evaporate before. For the most part it is good to check on your particular state laws. Here we dispose of all batteries at hazardous

 

[Lynnz]

Our local refuse station has an area where you can leave oils, spray cans solvents etc. so I wait for a clean up then take to old oils along so that I am not paying extra to dispose of them.