Fire Extinguisher Recycling And Disposal
Fire Extinguisher Recycling And Disposal
Fire extinguishers contain different substances that are used to extinguish fires, these substances can be toxic to
the environment and so have to be removed from the extinguisher and disposed of in the correct manner (ABC Dry Powder is turned into
fertilizer). Once emptied the remaining cylinder is dismantled and can then be recycled using standard metal recycling
techniques. Other materials such as plastics and rubber are also recycled meaning that almost 100% of extinguishers that have reached
the end of their life can be recycled.
Remember if you allow the removal of old fire extinguishers from your procession by a person or company who does not hold a valid waste license, you as the original extinguisher owner could be prosecuted for not using a license holder. Old and redundant fire extinguishers can be a potential threat to persons, buildings, and the environment, dispose of them correctly and ethically.
CB/JM3355YU - London And Home Counties Fire Protection |
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| Current Registration No: | CB/JM3355YU | |
| Business Name: | London And Home Counties Fire Protection | |
| Business Address: | 39, Hodgson Crescent, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5NR, ME65NR | |
| Carrier/Broker/CB Indicator: | Carrier (C) | |
| Applicant Type: | 4 | |
| Business Post-code: | ME65NR | |
| Date of Registration: | 19/07/2010 | |
| Date of renewal: | ||
| Expiry Date: | 18/07/2016 | |
Waste Management
Waste Management
London And Home Counties Fire consider the best option, both for our business and the environment, to keep our waste production as low as reasonably possible. The bullet points below show the range of options available to us, with the preferred methods at the top and the least desirable at the bottom:
- reduce the amount of waste produced
- reuse waste
- recycle or compost waste
- produce energy from waste
- disposal of waste - e.g., landfill or incineration.
We now have reached a point where almost 100% of redundant fire extinguishers can be recycled. We dispose of 100% of all cardboard packaging at Smurfit Kappa in Snodland who recycles it into new packaging material, thus ensuring it is not put into landfill or incinerated.
