[pct-l] Canister Stove: disposal of empty canister.

[Junaid Dawud]

David,

I'm pretty sure you can recycle them.  check with the
canisters manufacturer, they should be able to tell
you. I used to just use my pocket knife to punch a
hole in the bottom.  

While I sympathize with the green house gas concern,
the reality is that you probably dump more CO2 into
the atmosphere during an hour or two at home than your
canister ever does.

There are a number of websites that have "carbon
calculators" or good tips on how to reduce your carbon
footprint.  http://www.carbonfootprint.com is usually
the first to come up on Google, but a search will turn
up several more.

Long Live the Planet---------Speshul 41


--- david booth <dbooth at cyberone.com.au> wrote:

> I have been using these stoves for many years but
> always worry about  
> sensible disposal.
> I dumped an 80% empty canister in a dumpster bin at
> a campground once  
> and had visions of a small explosion sometime later
> as the canister  
> was crushed and ignited by a spark.
> Snow Peak sell a small punch but it is heavy and
> costs $9.
> I now use a small carpet nail that can be
> successfully hit with a  
> rock to put a hole in the canister.
> Then a foul-smelling greenhouse gas emerges to ruin
> the atmosphere of  
> the planet.
> The other option of burning all the remaining gas
> can take a long  
> time and also ruins the atmosphere by pumping out
> CO2.
> As batman famously said, "some days you can never
> get rid of a bomb."
> Aussie Dave
> Canberra, Australia
> (Environmental activist.)
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