From deodorant to spray paint, aerosol tin cans are used
in large volumes across the world for all sorts of purposes every day. The
aerosol tin can is refillable for different kinds of chemical spray. It' also
very important to find an environmentally friendly to dispose them.
To dispose of
aerosol cans, you must first ensure the cans are empty. Then the
general and the crucial process for aerosol can disposal as follows:
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Check the
aerosol can is empty – shake it to ensure
you can’t feel or hear any liquid moving around and give it a spray to
check nothing comes out of the nozzle.
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Remove any
detachable parts, such as the lid. Dispose
of these with the relevant recycling stream – such as in your domestic
recycling bin or with your commercial plastic recycling at work, depending
on the material they’re made from.
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Avoid crushing, piercing, or flattening the aerosol
can. They’re pressurised cans, so may explode or cause damage if modified.
Leave the nozzle in place, even though it’s often made of plastic.
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Place the
aerosol can in your recycling box. The material of making the empty aerosol can is recyclable,which can increase the utilization of resources.
Let’ s deal with the discarded aerosol can properly, and do what we can do
to preserve the planet we live!