I think the added safety is a worthwhile and generally very small expense. I got this one in a trade from @Graydog. It looks great sitting amongst my assortment of shaving items.
That's awesome Dave!
That's awesome Dave!
Do I need a blade bank?
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-Buy a can of chicken broth for less than $1.
-Cut a slot in the top & punch a small hole in the bottom.
-Drain and rinse.
--Good to go for 10 years.
-Cut a slot in the top & punch a small hole in the bottom.
-Drain and rinse.
--Good to go for 10 years.
I did the soup can version. Even after a coat of Krylon it left rust stains on the shelf. Finally ordered a commercial version, it should hold many year's worth of blades, looks nice and cost $1.50
I do this too, although I have been known to keep the active one inside a empty Altoids tin.
I also have this I can use:
It's shaped like a recycling can, and was a promo piggy bank from Iron Mountain. I haven't started using it yet.
There are some really nice designs of blade bank but most are not recyclable. The point of the soup can idea is that, when full, it can be dumped in the metal recycling bin with no danger of anyone cutting themselves. Also they cost nothing. Putting the blades back in the paper wrapper is, I believe, not a good idea.
I've repurposed a pharmacy pill bottle. It's diameter is large enough that the blades lie flat in the bottle.
A child proof cap keeps them safe.
Been using it over a year now, and it's maybe 1/4 full.
When it does fill up, I'll tape the cap closed and dispose safely.
"...the more people I meet,
the more I like my dog......"
A child proof cap keeps them safe.
Been using it over a year now, and it's maybe 1/4 full.
When it does fill up, I'll tape the cap closed and dispose safely.
"...the more people I meet,
the more I like my dog......"
I use an empty (and cleaned out) baked beans can... hammered a slit in the lid with a screw driver... voila... blade bank
I like a standard 4 oz tea tin.
initially i used the space on the bottom of the plastic blade tucks, but i did not always find that convenient. i had several brands that did not have the a wast slot because they came in cardboard boxes. it seems i always had to keep empty containers of SE, DE and injectors to hold any blade that i might be done with.
so in the end i got a piggy bank from a local credit union.
i then covered up the advertising with something more appropriate.
this will last for years, and excepts any kind of blade that i use.
so in the end i got a piggy bank from a local credit union.
i then covered up the advertising with something more appropriate.
this will last for years, and excepts any kind of blade that i use.
An excuse to buy another tin of Altoids.
dave
It's a bad idea to throw loose blades away, although the blade is dulled, it can still give you a nasty cut when you're changing the trash bags !!
A trick I learned in hospital last year was to carefully put my used blades into an empty 500ml plastic water bottle - the neck was just wide enough
At home I use a tips tin that cost me 1 in a Chinese shop
It's got nearly 2 inches of used blades in it after 18 months, the good thing is that it can only be opened with a can opener, so when the time comes I'll seal the slot with tape and put it into the recycling bin
The 500 design is just wishful thinking
That is the one I use... except it's a 20 design
....and it cost me 0.65...
I already have a couple sharps containers for lancets and injector needles so that's what I use.
Once filled, any pharmacy here will take it and give you a new one.
I find it comforting to know that they will be properly handled once I hand the bottle back in so no one will be cut unknowingly when handling my garbage. They recycle here very fervently and we have to home sort our waste or they don't pick it up. You are allowed one small garbage bag for "actual" garbage, but they're so crazy here they actually have people go through that too. I wouldn't be comfortable with someone "rooting" through my garbage knowing there are razor blades anywhere in there....
Once filled, any pharmacy here will take it and give you a new one.
I find it comforting to know that they will be properly handled once I hand the bottle back in so no one will be cut unknowingly when handling my garbage. They recycle here very fervently and we have to home sort our waste or they don't pick it up. You are allowed one small garbage bag for "actual" garbage, but they're so crazy here they actually have people go through that too. I wouldn't be comfortable with someone "rooting" through my garbage knowing there are razor blades anywhere in there....
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Please don't throw them in the trash. Your are correct that someone can get hurt. As others have said, you can make your own blade bank for nothing with existing stuff you have lying around. An Altoids or any metal mint tin. Even a prescription pill container can serve the purpose, which is what I am using currently. Just take a knife and put a slit in the cap and you're all done. Far safer.
denture cup. Then when full take to hospital and ask them to dispose in their sharps container.
This is exactly what I did several years ago, and I still have several years of room left.
I bought one of these squeeze to open blade banks for $4.
Same as a previous poster, I reuse the plastic blade containers from my Personna blade packs. You can easily fit 25-30 blades (with no wrapper of course) before they get full.
Have a blade bank, we have too many folks dumpster diving in the alley. They are less fortunate and I do not want to any make their life any more complicated with my used sharp blades.
I super glued the lid on. I don't even trust myself.
Doug
Doug
