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Date:         Wed, 2 May 2012 14:33:07 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: WHile we are on the topic of the 1lb green coleman propane
              tanks
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CA+Spi22iLPc1t=J1F34JReUx-Bb-Zc9NS8YY33A9Z9kJDvNdPg@mail.gmail.com>
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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.
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