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03-08-2011, 06:15 PM #1
A question about dispose those used DE blades
Hi, I have retired my first DE blade today. I was wondering if it is
safe just to throw it in the garbage can. How do you guys do with those? I was thinking maybe I should put all those in a metal can (like dog food somethings) and throw the whole can away when it is full of those sharp craps.
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03-08-2011, 08:27 PM #2
Disposing DE blades
Hello, remingtonmarlin:
There are many ways to dispose of used double edge razor blades safely.
Try a screw-top metal can, and when you fill it up with used blades, screw the lid on tightly and dispose of the can. Or find another secure container for your purpose: coffee can, and so on, as long as you can secure the blades.
Many vendors also carry a razor blade coffin that resembles a small piggy bank. I use those and they work just fine. I think they cost about $1.
Do not throw the single used blades in the garbage. They could injure the sanitation worker removing the garbage.
Regards,
Obie
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03-08-2011, 08:44 PM #3
There's usually a small slit on the underside of a DE blade dispenser. This is used for storing used blades then you can throw away the whole container instead of one blade at a time.
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03-08-2011, 08:44 PM #4
Lot of folks use old coin banks. You can find them cheap and they hold a lot.
Check out this thread... That's the bank I am currently using.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...tml#post691762
--Shoki
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03-08-2011, 08:45 PM #5
I use a small tin such as you might get tea in. Glue on the top and punch a slot in it with a stout kitchen knife. It will hold quite a few.
Or, if you live in an older house, look in the back of your medicine cabinet. If there is a slot there, that is what it is for.
Will N.
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03-08-2011, 09:18 PM #6
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03-08-2011, 09:28 PM #7
I use a small rectangular vaseline jar. It's long enuf to hold personna ridgid back blades for my shavette.
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03-08-2011, 11:48 PM #8
I either use the little plastic case the blades come in to accumulate them or if they just come in papr boxes I wrap the blades in the wrapper from the new blades and throw them away. In most parts of the country Sanitation trucks have automated systems and no person ever touches a garbage receptacle.
Besides, they're over paid Govt workers with too many fringe benefits right?No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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03-09-2011, 01:38 AM #9
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03-09-2011, 04:22 AM #10
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Thanked: 1195Even a pop can will work in a pinch. Not very couth, but effective.