Disposing of used blades

[rob_t]

Hi all.

I'm new to this forum, & was pointed here by a barber. I am switching to a safety razor & wanted to know how to dispose of the used blades. Can they be recycled? & if so, how? If they must be thrown out, how can I do this safely?

Thanks

 

[Sodapopjones]

Make yourself a blade bank...

Mine was free

 

[valmara1971]

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=54746&highlight=blade+bank

That is all.

 

[WhosYerBob]

You can also buy nice looking blade banks (or blade safes) for as little as .99 cents brand new.

 

[withoutink]

I have to take shots, so I use a SHARPS container.

 

[Sodapopjones]

I have to take shots, so I use a SHARPS container.

Does it have one of those giant pimp Biohazard stickers on it?

 

[mdunn]

i bought a tin piggy bank that my blades went in

 

[withoutink]

yes, it does.

 

[Captain Peachfuzz]

I made a blade bank when I first started the DE thing and then switched to the handy USED BLADE slot on the back of plastic package of my preferred blade brands, Feather & Derby.

It's WAY simpler and allows me to get rid of the blades before I accumulate enough to sell to a scrap dealer.

 

[Dharion]

+1 Captain Peachfuzz. I use the slot, too.

 

[bman40]

soup can or whatever - drain it, wash it, drop the blades in.

cheap as chalk, and the kids can't see the blades like the plastic bottle idea...could be dangerous for little ones?

 

[physiognomy]

My medicine cabinet has a slot in the back that leads to a secret hiding place in the wall cavity...

 

[JECIII]

My medicine cabinet has a slot in the back that leads to a secret hiding place in the wall cavity...

Yup

 

[njpaddy]

I put the blade in the bottom of a 5oz waxy paper kitchen cup, fold the sides over to flatten the cup then put in trash.

 

[kingfisher]

I put my used blades into a Altoids Mini tin and close the lid. It snaps shut. When it gets full, I guess I'll tape it closed and toss it into the trash.

Seems like a pretty safe way of storing used blades. I keep it in a cabinet under my sink; nobody ever sees it but me.

 

[Alacrity59]

I put them in the bottom part of the plastic container they come in. When this is full a little tape to keep them in and then into the garbage.

 

[ateace]

I got a free one with an order from Lee. I've had it almost two years and it's still not quite full. When I can't fit any more blades in it, I'll pinch it shut and put it in the recycling bin.

 

[mkevenson]

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=54746&highlight=blade+bank

That is all.

 

[DonOhio]

Coffee can, label removed, plastic lid slit in the middle and expoxied on so the kid can't get it off if she ever gets ahold of it.

 

[dpmtherrien]

I just use a soda can and cut the area where the pull tab was a little longer. Drop the used blades into it and after a couple of years when it starts to get full, just give it 1 hit with a hammer to bend the top over, flatten the can, and off to the re-cycle it goes. Works great and its free.