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Lead waste 39 Add Sodium carbonate solid to waste in bottle. When it has cleared it can go down the sink to waste, the Clear ONLY. small lead salt will remain on the bottom, takes years for a large bottle to fill with the salt at the bottom. Silver waste 43 add Sodium Chloride solution any conc, to ...

Great idea, well done

We also had them in class's then A-Z. So as Merilyn said we also did NOT segreate chlorides from sulfates. Our chem store only had unopened chemicals, the open ones where stored in the same way but in the prep room. Gee hope that makes sense.

Where was the teacher??????

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I'll get back to the person who sent it to me.

Oh sorry Perhaps some one else has a better link??

The CSIS tells us no food or drink in a Science class AT ALL. Chemicals stay in the air for years and years so we are told. Hence we are told to wear lab coats & PPE for the reason. SO no NO. Student can go to the door and open it, for a drink from there water bottles.

https://dpe.mysocialpinpoint.com.au/pla ... repare-ban "Stop ordering banned items now and use up existing stock. You cannot continue to suppy or use after 1 Nov

https://www.greatplasticrescue.co/register-now For your old stock, SO DO NOT BUY UP BIG, YOU CAN NOT USE THEM AFTER 1ST NOV

Merilyn1 thank you for that link.

I do believe all old stock in NSW (at the moment) can not be used after 1st Nov 2022. Other states will be following at a later date,

The $11,000 fine Aussies face from November as a major ban comes into force - Can people use up want they have???

What plastics are banned NSW?
From November 1:

Single use plastic straws, stirrers and cutlery, including knives, spoons, forks, chopsticks and food picks. As with the bags, the ban will include such items made from biodegradable, compostable, or bio-plastic materials. Wooden items are not included.

Great point bigmack, never thought of that one.

Well done you, it's the right thing to do.

WOW Bigmack, the things you so find.

I think Jazz has left this site. But give it a go and see.

When I trained people we would get them to mix chemicals up, starting with a salt solution, then getting to bigger things. Doing the waste as it came in from the classrooms, checking the dropper bottles, before putting away. Writting out an order, (It was put into a book) I always worked with them, ...

Great Idea Rosalie.