Date:         Wed, 2 May 2012 15:56:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: WHile we are on the topic of the 1lb green coleman propane
              tanks
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <188B1780-45DC-4AC9-BADC-10E550AB8F92@mac.com>
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it's the current society we live in.
Imagine the sheer tons , produced per hour, of fast food wrappers ..
all landfill,
just likr the ubiquitous green propane bottle is too.

is it Fraiday ?
we can even see ourselves as conduits ..
conduits that route raw materials from the earth .........into objects
and products ..then onto landfills. ( and the atmosphere and environment'
We are the conduits of that destructive process.
not a happy thought !

btw....realizing one of the things I dislike about diesels so much is
the smell..
and ..running just 15 to 20 % filtered fry oil right in the main tank of
my diesel vanagon helps the small factor A LOT !

"I was born to pollute and consume, I, good american."

On 5/2/2012 11:33 AM, Kim Brennan wrote:
> I asked my propane guy that. Essentially the answer was, they are so cheaply made, it's neither safe, nor practical for them to be recycled. The National Parks hate them because they can't go with the regular garbage.
>
>
> On May 2, 2012, at 2:11 PM, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>
>> I know these tanks aren't supposed to be refilled - and I have never nor do
>> I plan to do so. So my question has always been this:  Is there somewhere
>> these tanks can be taken to be recycled (not reused)? I hate the idea of
>> pitching the darn things so they can sit in a landfill for ever.