I may have to pour all the residue amounts into one and take to the hazardous materials depot and clean the rest out for use!
Because this is now beyond ridiculous!
Don’t forget...the solvent you use to clean the rest out will become Haz-Mat as well!
I had a friend in northern Maryland whose father-in-law passed away. When cleaning out the barn he came across some metal cans of something with US Army numbering on them. He called Aberdeen and they sent out a crew with a disposal truck and hazmat suits THAT DAY. They took a good 2' of soil from around where the cans had been stored. They said something about "this should never have been off the base" and demurred from any further explanation.Boy do I have! 30 + gals of 25 yr old diesel, 4-5 five gal jugs of mixed paint thinner, paint and god knows what else, ancient partially full paint cans innumerable, 3 five gal jugs of old motor oil, partially used paint spray cans of paint innumerable, several containers of old mixed and unmixed gasoline, and the list goes on. I'd gladly pay the fees but hazardous waste disposal sites are absent in our area. If we ever have to sell and move we'll be in big doo doo. Plan is to die here and let the kids figure it out.
Yep, no charge in JAX either - regardless of amount.
The waterways are kinda important around here - especially with the high water table.
If you buy the gasSpouts .com spout, they give you a vent to either retrofit your gas can or install new with a spade bit hole .
At $10.97 a pop, plus shipping, this guy is getting rich!
I wonder why you couldn't just take a Philips screwdriver and punch your own air hole in the opposite end to the spout?
That would leave you with trying to figure out how to plug the hole left by the screwdriver the next time you fill the jug!
If you buy the gasSpouts .com spout, they give you a vent to either retrofit your gas can or install new with a spade bit hole .
I won't use solvent. these are mostly gas, so I could even leave then open in the sun and let them evaporate clear! I will amalgamate them and take the fuller one to the depot. The others I will leave open in the sun to dry out. There is one small tank that I used to mop up bilge water after a diesel filter leak, I will take that down as is.
I really hate these new tanks without the little hole that allows air in while you pour. I know it is to stop air pollution. It makes the pour really messy and the tanks swell up in the heat when they sit on the boat deck. So I release the main cap to release that anyway so the same amount is probably getting into the air regardless.
Wonder who thought up that genius design!
ScaryWhy do you think I would need to plug it, apart from some duct tape to stop rain getting in?
Scary
Not really a great answer. Can you explain your comment?