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Default Disposing of old polyester resin

On Jul 5, 11:07 pm, raoul wrote:
In article . com,





wrote:
On Jul 5, 11:25 am, Wm Watt wrote:
On Jul 4, 7:51 am, "Andrew Butchart" wrote:


I've got some dribs and drabs of polyester resin in the bottom of some
pails
and cans that I'd like to safely dispose of. Some of it has crystalized
and
I also made the mistake of dumping some left-over resin from one
distributer
into the container of another creating a weird jelly like substance that
refuses to cure in any fashion.


Should I just drip in some MEKP into the containers, or is there a better
way?


AndrewB


If you want the official solution call your local waste managment
facility.


In a lot of places, that would just bring more attention to you. I
think the other posters idea of throwing out a big ball of plastic is
probably best.


No, if the OP only has a few gallons of junk resin, it should go where
it belongs- the waste management facility. Should be able to get rid
of small amounts at no cost.

55 gallon drums might be a little different but certainly cheaper to
dispose of properly than to pay the fine for doing it wrong.- Hide quoted text -

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Sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I don't advocate throwing goo
out. But a solid ball of plastic resin should be pretty much inert in
a landfill, and probably not against any regulations either. If it is
still gooey, that is another story.