ink/solvent waste

[WB]

What do you guy s do with your waste? I have about 5 years of saved up ink and solvent in various coffee cans and other jugs. Time for it to go. I've been looking in the phone book for an industrial waste company but haven't had any luck yet.

 

[J Hill Designs]

Ive heard that after it dries in cat litter/oil sweep stuff it is ok to put in the garbage

 

[randya]

Depends on your local regulations.

Around here, the regulation is 'no free liquids', so as long as it cant leak, it can be trashed.

You can also check with those companies who recycle oil from service stations and car dealerships, to have it recycled. We use a service that recycles/burns for fuel.

 

[CheapVehicleWrap]

hazardous waste day twice a year in several local towns. Must show license you live in that town. Will take up to 10 gallons of just about anything.

 

[ConstantIllumination]

We have a 55 gallon drum where we put waste ink. When it's full, we call our local environmental services company to dispose of it and bring in a new drum.

 

[tbaker]

our local dumps have containers for the stuff, but to help in the future, if you leave your waste ink uncovered, in time all the VOCs will evaporate, leaving you with a big black blob, which you can then throw in the trash. ( it's just like throwing away a trash print)

 

[MikePro]

pour it over your waste vinyl in the dumpster, a little at a time

dried ink isn't hazardous waste.

 

[Tourney Services]

Pour it into a bucket of kitty litter let it dry then trash it. Dry ink is not hazardous.

 

[bcpop]

I worked a deal out with a local body shop. When I have stored up a gallon, I go and dump into their waste drum and pay them a small fee. They have a monthly hazardous waste pick-up service.

 

[Mainframe]

Ball up newspapers, put them in a can, pour the ink over it & let it dry, free cheap way to get rid of it, the ink will dry in no time.

 

[kffernandez]

Ball up newspapers, put them in a can, pour the ink over it & let it dry, free cheap way to get rid of it, the ink will dry in no time.

paper mache!
yey.

 

[d fleming]

It's great on waffles.

 

[john1]

I called my local landfill, told them what it was and they said bring it in in a coffee container, and put it with the ink cartridges they recycle.

 

[sardocs]

Sometimes for fun we spray it on t shirts with an airbrush.