Australians purchase around 240 million aerosols every year but in 2014 more than one in every two people wrongly believe aerosols can't be recycled. They can be! Show
Aerosol cans are used to package and dispense a vast array of liquid products - from deodorants and hair spray to cooking oil and whipped cream. This is a directory listing. Please be aware that recyclers may currently be closed or operating shortened hours due to COVID-19. Please use the below information to contact the recycler directly and adhere to the COVID-19 restrictions in your area.
Aerosol Cans About Aerosol Can Recycling
WARNING!Butane aerosol cans or canisters such as those used for camping should NOT be put in the kerbside recycling they are highly flammable if any gas is remaining in them. It's best practice to keep them out of the kerbside bin and dispose of them at your local household chemical drop-off service. Related Documents and Links
Bushwalking gear and paraphernalia. Electronic gadget topics (inc. GPS, PLB, chargers) belong in the 'Techno Babble' sub-forum. Forum rules Gas canister disposalI was just wondering what you do with empty gas canisters - do you just throw them in the bin or is there somewhere to drop them off for recycling? JaxterNothofagus gunniiPosts: 42Joined: Wed 21 Nov, 2007 1:52 pmLocation: Hobart Re: Gas canister disposalby Nuts » Sun 21 Feb, 2010 8:49 pmThey will take them at recycling depots, however, the place you purchased them from is supposed to take them back (tis written somewhere..) Respect Wilderness! NutsLagarostrobos franklinii Posts: 8588Joined: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 12:22 pmRegion: Tasmania Re: Gas canister disposalby wander » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 12:58 pmOur local recycler in Adelaide said they will not accept them due to the OHS risks in handling them. They are to be dealt with by a special collection which includes pressue packs (spray paint & the like), this advice is now 2 years old and so maybe out of date. I've heard similiar positions elsewhere in Oz. As for the retailer accepting the empties back, ho ho ho. wander Phyllocladus aspleniifoliusPosts: 853Joined: Mon 26 Oct, 2009 11:19 amRegion: South AustraliaGender: Male Re: Gas canister disposalby Orion » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 2:01 pmTake a church key to them. Once opened to the air it's hard for any recycler to honestly say they are risky. OrionAthrotaxis selaginoidesPosts: 1963Joined: Mon 02 Feb, 2009 12:33 pmRegion: Other Country Re: Gas canister disposalby Nuts » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 3:17 pmYer... well, we are talking about tassie (?). Iv'e left them with the guys at the tip before (they actually give our dog a treat if he comes along...) and I also returned around 50 to the local retailer last week... They arent something that are dealt with every day so I guess some may need educating In saying so, I cant find where I read about regulation requiring them to be accepted by the retailer. I'm awaiting a response from the Kovea agent. They claim to have not received any back so my guess is that they are ending up, via the retailer, at the tip (hopefully in recycling).So whats the 'special collection' wander? Has your cylinder been sitting in the shed waiting for the last couple of years Respect Wilderness! NutsLagarostrobos franklinii Posts: 8588Joined: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 12:22 pmRegion: Tasmania Re: Gas canister disposalby wander » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 4:08 pmOur local council runs a special collection each year
where you can deliver on a set date for your suburb your old paint, batteries, ewaste, chemicals and the like for them to dispose of as a bulk deal once their collection is complete. There is a very small charge based on what you deliver. Posts: 853Joined: Mon 26 Oct, 2009 11:19 amRegion: South AustraliaGender: Male Re: Gas canister disposalby corvus » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 6:49 pmThere is a Tas Wide Service by the name of Chem Safe
Homes Tasmania which is free check out http://www.lgat.tas.gov.au it runs to the end of March 2010. collige virgo rosas corvusVercundus gearus-freakius Posts: 5538Joined: Mon 23 Apr, 2007 7:24 pmLocation: DevonportRegion: TasmaniaGender: Male Re: Gas canister disposalby Nuts » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 7:55 pm
I guess its all relative, seems to
me that the amount of cannisters used is in proportion to the amount of 'ewaste' saved while we're out using them... What other reasons? (Good find Corvus) Respect Wilderness! NutsLagarostrobos franklinii Posts: 8588Joined: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 12:22 pmRegion: Tasmania Re: Gas canister disposalby BruceL » Mon 22 Feb, 2010 7:57 pmThe Parks and Wildlife Service Visitors Centre at Lake St Clair will take empty cylinders. They advertise that they appreciate a donation to cover their costs of disposing them but I dropped some empties off there in January and they wouldn't accept any money. Posts: 12Joined: Thu 01 Jan, 2009 1:36 pmLocation: Blue Mountains NSWRegion: New South WalesGender: Male Re: Gas canister disposalby Jaxter » Tue 23 Feb, 2010 7:19 amThanks for your ideas everyone.
Yeah, I saw this, but it looks like you have to drop your stuff at the tip on a specific day - unfortunately I'll be away the day that it's on in Hobart. Posts: 42Joined: Wed 21 Nov, 2007 1:52 pmLocation: Hobart disposal of used fuel bottlesby Drifting » Tue 20 Apr, 2010 7:02 pmCan you put empty fuel cnaisters in the recycling? Do they go in the normal rubbish? I'm refering to the Kovea-type ones. All good things are wild, and free. DriftingPhyllocladus aspleniifolius Posts: 985Joined: Mon 02 Nov, 2009 8:24 amRegion: Tasmania Recycling Gas Canistersby corvus » Sat 12 Nov, 2011 8:19 pmG'day all, corvus Last edited by corvus on Tue 06 Dec, 2011 8:44 pm, edited 1 time in total. collige virgo rosas corvusVercundus gearus-freakius Posts: 5538Joined: Mon 23 Apr, 2007 7:24 pmLocation: DevonportRegion: TasmaniaGender: Male Re: Recycling Gas Canistersby corvus » Sat 12 Nov, 2011 8:35 pmIn case of doubt I mean you perforate the Canisters corvus collige virgo rosas corvusVercundus gearus-freakius Posts: 5538Joined: Mon 23 Apr, 2007 7:24 pmLocation: DevonportRegion: TasmaniaGender: Male Re: Recycling Gas Canistersby corvus » Sun 20 Nov, 2011 4:14 pmYes they are not supposed to be refilled . collige virgo rosas corvusVercundus gearus-freakius Posts: 5538Joined: Mon 23 Apr, 2007 7:24 pmLocation: DevonportRegion: TasmaniaGender: Male Re: Recycling Gas Canistersby hikin_jim » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 11:34 am
Well, true, they're not "supposed" to be refilled. Of course you're not "supposed" to put a windshield on an upright canister stove, and you're not "supposed" to ever cook inside with a bushwalking stove, but I know a lot of people who do both on a regular basis.
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Re: Gas canister disposalby corvus » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 4:56 pmG'day HJ welcome aboard, Corvus You are also not supposed to perforate them collige virgo rosas corvusVercundus gearus-freakius Posts: 5538Joined: Mon 23 Apr, 2007 7:24 pmLocation: DevonportRegion: TasmaniaGender: Male Re: Gas canister disposalby hikin_jim » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 5:36 pmThank you for your welcome.
I paid $43 USD for mine. I bought it from eBay seller world_wide_2009 (I think I bought it in 2009 come to think of it). I want to say that $43 was my
total including shipping at the time. I don't know if it's the current JPY-USD exchange rate or what, but the prices are quite a bit higher now. I see that three are currently available on US eBay for $53 USD each. I don't know what the JPY-AUD exchange rate is.
Interestingly, Jetboil is now selling a tool that does just that, perforate the canister so that they can be safely recycled. I suppose it must be safe. Coleman has long provided a tool for puncturing their Powermax canisters, but of course those canisters were aluminum and less likely to spark.HJ hikin_jimAthrotaxis cupressoides Posts: 382Joined: Thu 24 Nov, 2011 3:44 pmLocation: Orange County, CA, USARegion: Other CountryGender: Male
Re: Gas canister disposalby Nuts » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 6:14 pmHi Jim, Ive linked to your blog a few times from BPL,
welcome here. Respect Wilderness! NutsLagarostrobos franklinii Posts: 8588Joined: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 12:22 pmRegion: Tasmania Re: Gas canister disposalby corvus » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 6:16 pmThanks for that link HJ, $37.00 Buy it now price from
the same source +$9.00 postage ,may just have to have one of those because at $1.25 Au for 220g Butane it looks good against $7.95Au for 230g of Premium Blend Mix especially with my Stoves with heat exchangers that accept liquid feed. collige virgo rosas corvusVercundus gearus-freakius Posts: 5538Joined: Mon 23 Apr, 2007 7:24 pmLocation: DevonportRegion: TasmaniaGender: Male Re: Gas canister disposalby Nuts » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 6:23 pmI agree with your intital hesitation corv you would need to get the mix and weight right? Any thoughts anyone?? I did talk with another stove freak on here about refilling and was left with the impression that it perhaps needs a full explanation if any??? I'll try to find the link, I read a good discussion somewhere. Meanwhile, watch those eyebrows Respect Wilderness! NutsLagarostrobos franklinii Posts: 8588Joined: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 12:22 pmRegion: Tasmania Re: Gas canister disposalby Nuts » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 6:51 pmSo the base ring and valve stem are steel (they rust) but im not sure of the cylinder itself, had another look and a scratch, looks like the whole thing is steel to me... guess there wouldn't be a big potential to spark but... Respect Wilderness! NutsLagarostrobos franklinii Posts: 8588Joined: Sat 05 Apr, 2008 12:22 pmRegion: Tasmania Couple of videos.by michael_p » Tue 29 Nov, 2011 7:57 pmFollow the instructions in these videos at your own risk. One foot in front of the other. michael_pAthrotaxis selaginoides Posts: 1316Joined: Sun 15 Nov, 2009 6:58 pmLocation: Macarthur Region of Sydney.Region: New South WalesGender: Male Re: Gas canister disposalby hikin_jim » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 3:42 am
Thanks for the welcome. hikin_jim Athrotaxis cupressoides Posts: 382Joined: Thu 24 Nov, 2011 3:44 pmLocation: Orange County, CA, USARegion: Other CountryGender: Male
Re: Gas canister disposalby hikin_jim » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 3:46 am
I don't know if this is what you meant, but using 100% butane in liquid feed mode won't buy you much in cold weather. There needs to be some propane to pressurize the canister. 100% has to
be kept at least 5C, no matter if the canister is right side up or upside down. hikin_jimAthrotaxis cupressoides Posts: 382Joined: Thu 24 Nov, 2011 3:44 pmLocation: Orange County, CA, USARegion: Other CountryGender: Male
Re: Gas canister disposalby hikin_jim » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 3:49 am
Filling with 100% butane to
the stated weight on the canister is no big deal. If the original blend had propane or isobutane in it, 100% butane will always have less pressure. But it will be warm weather fuel only. hikin_jimAthrotaxis cupressoides Posts: 382Joined: Thu 24 Nov, 2011 3:44 pmLocation: Orange County, CA, USARegion: Other CountryGender: Male
Re: Gas canister disposalby Orion » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 4:39 am
Yes, most are steel. The old square shouldered Primus cans were aluminum with steel bottoms. Posts: 1963Joined: Mon 02 Feb, 2009 12:33 pmRegion: Other Country Re: Gas canister disposalby Orion » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 4:44 am
What's the volume of one of these canisters? How
much head space do they have when full? Posts: 1963Joined: Mon 02 Feb, 2009 12:33 pmRegion: Other Country Re: Gas canister disposalby hikin_jim » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 6:32 am
I've punctured canisters; I'm just careful. HJ hikin_jimAthrotaxis cupressoides Posts: 382Joined: Thu 24 Nov, 2011 3:44 pmLocation: Orange County, CA, USARegion: Other CountryGender: Male
Re: Gas canister disposalby hikin_jim » Wed 30 Nov, 2011 6:38 am
As I recall from puncturing a canister and filling it with water, a 227g sized canister holds about 500ml of water. Can anyone confirm that? I hate to go on memory alone, but that sounds right.
Lower density and higher thermal expansion? Say more about that. hikin_jimAthrotaxis cupressoides Posts: 382Joined: Thu 24 Nov, 2011 3:44 pmLocation: Orange County, CA, USARegion: Other CountryGender: Male
Return to Equipment Who is onlineUsers browsing this forum: No registered users and 24 guests How do you dispose of butane gas cartridges in Australia?In an appropriate bin – as long as the butane canister is not inside the appliance. If the butane canister is not damaged or showing signs of wear and tear it can be re-used. If you wish to dispose of the butane canister, it must be must be disposed of safely in appropriate bins at council waste or recycling centres.
What can you do with butane cans?The best way to dispose of butane is to empty the can and recycle it.. Light the canister and let it burn until the gas empties. ... . Puncture the sidewall of the canister to remove the remaining gas. ... . Take your empty or almost-empty can to a local hazardous waste recycling facility.. What can I do with empty gas canisters?Check to see if your local recycling station accepts propane gas canisters. Some camping shops will also could also run a recycling scheme. 4. If there are no recycling or safe disposal options available, place the empty canister in a bag and wait until you can find a safe drop off location near you.
How do you dispose of butane gas cans in Adelaide?You can dispose of both stove units and gas canisters safely through an appropriate community waste or recycling centre.
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