Disposal

[Abe]

Ive got some reclaimed refrigerant which requires to be disposed of correctly.

Do I refer to waste management companies like Biffa, Williams environmental, or are they other agencies who will take it off me?

Im in Leicestershire

[frank]

Just take it back to your refrigerant supplier who will arrange to have it incinerated - and charge you for the privilage

[Andy W]

If you deal with Refrigeration Parts Wholesale you purchase a 50 Kg cylinder for a one off fee of £150 + VAT, fill it up with any gas even mixtures, fill in the paperwork and return back to RPW and thats it! I did this recently with two 50 Kg cylinders with no problems what so ever and you can still charge the customer up to £4.50 per Kg for destruction if you wish.

[rbartlett]

sell it on ebay.com

american kids love sniffin that sh1t by all accounts

cheers

richard

[Brian_UK]

.....purchase a 50 Kg cylinder .........

Make sure that you are allowed to carry a cylinder that size in your vehicle first.

[chillin out]

Hi Brian

Make sure that you are allowed to carry a cylinder that size in your vehicle first.

What makes you say that?, is there a limit on the size of gas bottle you are allowed to carry?

[rbartlett]

Hi Brian



What makes you say that?, is there a limit on the size of gas bottle you are allowed to carry?

No just make sure the seatbelt on the passenger seat next to you is suitable ;-)

cheers

richard

[Brian_UK]

What makes you say that?, is there a limit on the size of gas bottle you are allowed to carry?

The Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 do not apply to any dangerous goods whose receptacle size or total load size within the transport category does not exceed the following:-
Category 3 - Non-flammable or non-toxic gas (Oxygen, nitrogen and general refrigerants (NOT hydrocarbons) is 25 litres with a total load of 500 litres.

Category 2, Flammables is 10 litres, max 200 litres.

So, in theory, you cannot use a 50kg cylinder in your normal car/van or whatever unless you fulfill the requirements of the Act.

Also, of course, you shouldn't be lifting anything that heavy, H&S

[benijoseph]

Dear friend,

I suggest you dont try to distroy the refrigrant which his already produced try to re use the same gas some other application or give it to some one who will reuse it with out causing any harm to enviroment.
beni joseph,

[chillin out]

Hello Beni Joseph

After compresing gas into condensor and next day if unit behaved well it means flow rate of the gas is not proper or gas is mixed with some other gas or gas might be poorly recycled gas,

This is why we do not reuse gas. The problems it causes does not justify the savings.
It is better to incinerate.

[Argus]

The situation concerning waste refrigerant disposal is now part of new legislation in the UK.

Used, mixed and contaminated refrigerants in general are classified as Hazardous Waste along with CFCs.

Check the HMSO web site http://www.opsi.gov.uk/stat.htm Click on year 2005, then search for SI No; 895. Read the words in the front and then section 14.
SI 2005 / 894 is the new hazardous waste regulations.
DEFRA have information on their web site.

Basically, your customer has a duty of care to dispose of waste only through authorised and licensed handlers ? and this means you.

If you are taking charge of it you may need storage and transport licenses.
Like everything else in DEFRA concerning our industry it?s a grey area because you are not a professional waste handler, so do you need all the licenses?

To make life easier for small contractors, some suppliers of waste cylinders will offer a disposal service (for a fee) that includes extension of their licenses for transportation to their clients. Some big contractors carry licenses for their operatives. It?s worth checking what your supplier of refrigerants offers.

It?s a new and tricky area of legislation that covers oil and eutectic solutions as well as refrigerants ? I suggest you take advice. It won?t go away.

You MUST keep records and show that you passed it on to a licensed operator, and provide them for your clients.


Hope this helps
________
universal health warehouse

[frank]

If you are taking charge of it you may need storage and transport licenses.
Like everything else in DEFRA concerning our industry it’s a grey area because you are not a professional waste handler, so do you need all the licenses?

Under the old BS4434 and waste handling regs, we as engineers, are allowed to take the reclaimed gas from the site to the waste disposal site on our vans without any license requirements. However, if we take the "waste" back to our yard and store it we must then be licensed to do so.

Wierd isn't it?

I don't know how the current regs stand but I can't see much change.

[benijoseph]

Hello Beni Joseph



This is why we do not reuse gas. The problems it causes does not justify the savings.
It is better to incinerate.

sorry chill!
when no production or banned . then what?

recycle to 100% purity then use!

beni joseph

[ejonesss]

here is ebay's policy on ***** sales

pages.ebay.com/help/policies/hazardous-materials.html