Propane cylinder question for Recyclemichael

[rwarn17588]

What do I do with a 16-ounce propane cylinder when it's spent? It's not made of aluminum, and I wasn't sure whether MET recycled it.

The reason I'm asking is that I bought a propane-powered weed trimmer a couple of weeks ago. It rocks. Don't have to worry about mixing gas and oil, it starts easily, I can use it during ozone alert days, and it's powerful. Great product.

[Gaspar]

What do I do with a 16-ounce propane cylinder when it's spent? It's not made of aluminum, and I wasn't sure whether MET recycled it.

The reason I'm asking is that I bought a propane-powered weed trimmer a couple of weeks ago. It rocks. Don't have to worry about mixing gas and oil, it starts easily, I can use it during ozone alert days, and it's powerful. Great product.

Where did you find that?  I'd love to get one.

[jne]

While I'm sure it is a safety no no, you can refill those yourself.

[Conan71]

DO NOT try to re-fill one of those yourself, major safety no-no.

That's the unfortunate by-product of some cleaner technologies is the associated waste like what to do with spent propane cylinders.  Kind of odd no one re-charges them.  I believe unless you have a buddy with a gun range (another safety no-no), they are land fill fodder.

[rwarn17588]

Where did you find that?  I'd love to get one.

I got mine at Best Hardware on Brookside; it just started selling them. I think Ace Hardware also sells them, as does Sears under the Craftsman name.

The company that makes them is Lehr. I didn't get the trimmer initially because of the environment. I wanted a powerful trimmer, and I liked there's no hassle in mixing fuel or getting it started. The fact it pollutes much less and uses natural gas is a bonus.

I stumbled onto the company while doing some online research on gasoline trimmers. The more I researched it, the better I liked the product.

About the only thing I have to do is check the motor oil level before every job (it doesn't seem to burn oil at all) and clean the air filter every 10 hours or so. You'll get 2 1/2 hours out of each propane cylinder.

http://www.golehr.com/

[Gaspar]

DO NOT try to re-fill one of those yourself, major safety no-no.

That's the unfortunate by-product of some cleaner technologies is the associated waste like what to do with spent propane cylinders.  Kind of odd no one re-charges them.  I believe unless you have a buddy with a gun range (another safety no-no), they are land fill fodder.

Do they use the old "Coleman" steel cylinders?

[Gaspar]

I got mine at Best Hardware on Brookside; it just started selling them. I think Ace Hardware also sells them, as does Sears under the Craftsman name.

The company that makes them is Lehr. I didn't get the trimmer initially because of the environment. I wanted a powerful trimmer, and I liked there's no hassle in mixing fuel or getting it started. The fact it pollutes much less and uses natural gas is a bonus.

I stumbled onto the company while doing some online research on gasoline trimmers. The more I researched it, the better I liked the product.

About the only thing I have to do is check the motor oil level before every job (it doesn't seem to burn oil at all) and clean the air filter every 10 hours or so. You'll get 2 1/2 hours out of each propane cylinder.

http://www.golehr.com/

That's freekin awsome!  I want the mower.  According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a traditional gas powered lawn mower produces as much air pollution as 43 new cars each being driven 12,000 miles.

[rwarn17588]

I know for a fact the cylinders can be recycled. But I want some clarification from RM on the best way to do it locally.

[Gaspar]

I know for a fact the cylinders can be recycled. But I want some clarification from RM on the best way to do it locally.

http://search.earth911.com/location/DQB0LQA/?what=Propane+Tank+Recycling&where=74136&max_distance=25&country=US&province=OK&city=Tulsa&region=Tulsa&latitude=36.0619063298&longitude=-95.9429287102&list_filter=all

[Conan71]

http://search.earth911.com/location/DQB0LQA/?what=Propane+Tank+Recycling&where=74136&max_distance=25&country=US&province=OK&city=Tulsa&region=Tulsa&latitude=36.0619063298&longitude=-95.9429287102&list_filter=all

Cool, it's even close to Red Fork.

They do make nice targets...er, um, so I've heard.

[RecycleMichael]

They are difficult to recycle. I used to be able to take them with my scrap steel to Yaffe, Borg, or any other scrap steel buyer. Now the local players don't want anything pressurized.

There is a tool made by Coleman called the green key. It releases all the propellent into the atmosphere and and depressurizes the tank where it can be recycled at a steel company. The keys are simple plastic and fairly inexpensive.

I don't neccessarily recommend them, first because they are dangerous if done near a flame or confined space, and secondly, because they are releasing pollutants into the air.

I get a bunch of them at my twice-a-year- fairgrounds collection event. I pay money to get them to a hazardous waste company like Envirosolve to recycle them.

My advice is to try and find an adapter that would allow you to refill the tanks or make sure the tank is completely incapable of holding pressure (like a bullet hole, but again, I am not recommending that).

[Gaspar]

They are difficult to recycle. I used to be able to take them with my scrap steel to Yaffe, Borg, or any other scrap steel buyer. Now the local players don't want anything pressurized.

There is a tool made by Coleman called the green key. It releases all the propellent into the atmosphere and and depressurizes the tank where it can be recycled at a steel company. The keys are simple plastic and fairly inexpensive.

I don't neccessarily recommend them, first because they are dangerous if done near a flame or confined space, and secondly, because they are releasing pollutants into the air.

I get a bunch of them at my twice-a-year- fairgrounds collection event. I pay money to get them to a hazardous waste company like Envirosolve to recycle them.

My advice is to try and find an adapter that would allow you to refill the tanks or make sure the tank is completely incapable of holding pressure (like a bullet hole, but again, I am not recommending that).

You could put a gun range out at the Met.  Imagine the marketing opportunities, and the new revenue stream.


I bet you have all kinds of fun stuff for us to shoot out there.

[RecycleMichael]

I bet you have all kinds of fun stuff for us to shoot out there.

At the fairgrounds pollutant collection event we get odd stuff that would blow up nicely. That is why the Tulsa Police Bomb Squad is onsite the whole time. The first year we held the collection, we got a Japanese land mine. Other years we have received a pineapple shaped hand grenade and even a RPG grenade.

I can see why having a grenade could be useful with a bad neighbor, but the land mine is pretty ineffective in most neighborhoods.

[Conan71]

Here, hold my beer. (caution adult language):

And finally, not just fun loving red necks but real gun geeks

[Gaspar]

I can see why having a grenade could be useful with a bad neighbor, but the land mine is pretty ineffective in most neighborhoods.

Don't know about that.  Mutt down the street keeps leaving me gifts.  If you still have it, I'd like to bury it under his favorite spot.