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Discarding Empty Drums

Discarding Empty Drums

Discarding Empty Drums

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We have drums that are empty.  These drums used to have anywhere from latex paint, hydraulic oil, vanishing oil, cleaner/degreaser.  We also have some drums that have had hazardous material in it (isocyanate).  For the non-hazardous drums do they just need to be empty (less than 1") and take them to a metal scrap facility?  Can you do the same with the glue drum or do you need to triple rinse it before discarding?

RE: Discarding Empty Drums

Varies by locality.  Better check locally.  Call the local dump.  if they can't tell you they can refer you.   

Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.
www.carbideprocessors.com

Good engineering starts with a Grainger Catalog.    

RE: Discarding Empty Drums

What we did with empty drums whether they contained oils, solvents, asphalted products, etc which we used on bridge construction was to flatten them with a bucket loader and have them removed as scrap metal.

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