Empty chemical containers/bottles

[anniek]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering what you all do with your empty chemical containers & bottles? Is it good practice to reuse select bottles for solutions? Can they be placed in the garbage or recycled once cleaned, or do they have to be specially collected by a waste service?

Thanks!

[Marama T]

I clean them and reuse them, or recycle where appropriate. I've not heard of empty containers needing to be collected by a waste service - apart from the agricultural drum muster.

[Labbie]

Sterilize with Milton (Great for baby's bottles etc) and reuse, for solutions, label them of course.

[Anna Z]

^^ this

[Wayne]

Sterilize with Milton (Great for baby's bottles etc) and reuse, for solutions, label them of course.

Wondering why they need to be sterilised? I've never sterilised a bottle for solutions. Am I missing something?

[Labbie]

Just in case

[Labbie]

When I started at the school, way way back, there was so many with out label's, looked clean, but who knew want they did once have in them. So Sterilized each one, and away we went.

[Merilyn1]

Triple rinse (at least) and reuse anything that had non-hazardous solids in them. I would reuse the plastic 2.5L acid bottles. Everything else in the bin.

[anniek]

Thanks all for your responses - I realise I am very late in responding back! But the time has rolled around again for our annual chemical waste clean up, so I am back to thinking about disposing of empty containers!!

Triple rinse (at least) and reuse anything that had non-hazardous solids in them. I would reuse the plastic 2.5L acid bottles. Everything else in the bin.

After triple rinsing & letting dry, do you pop the containers in the recycling bin or the red bin?

[Marama T]

Recycling for plastic and glass, definitely. Although triple-rinsing is a bit of a waste of time, surely... it's not as though it's spent uranium.