Blade Banks

As for recycling, that may vary from community to community.  I called the San Diego city department that handles trash and was told not to put blades in the recycle bin.  I believe they consider them a medical waste hazard but I'm not sure.

Yup - you just have to look up where there's a sharps disposal box near you.  I live in south bay, and here are drop boxes in San Diego.  My blade bank (the $2 one from Maggard's conveniently priced to get an order up to free shipping) isn't full yet, so I haven't had to stop by a drop box.

Thanks for this. However, I live nowhere near any of those locations.  I'll have to see if the city has something nearby.

I have been using a Tootsie Roll container. It came with a stamped slot to cut out and use as a coin bank. I have been using this for about 5 years. It is close to being full.

I have two blade banks in reserve. One is a Spiderman coin bank and will last quite a while. The other looks like a London  double decker bus and contained tea bags. Like the Tootsie Roll container this had pre-cut slot for coins.



Phil

My concern with something like those is that they are too easily opened. Granted, you no longer have small children, though many members do. Besides that, should the container fall to the floor, there is a chance that it could pop open spilling blades all over. That's why, for me, a purpose made metal blade bank that cannot be opened is the safest.

I use an old planter's peanuts can.

I use a plastic rectangular coffee container, it is pretty thick plastic so no worry about metal cutting through it. I taped the lid around with electrical tape and then cut a slit in the top. Once it gets pretty full I will upgrade to a cylinder tin can! lol

I'm currently using an old Mason jar which I sliced a slit into the top of to drop blades in, I have over 2 years worth of blades in it and it's not even close to full.  But, as has been mentioned about other items, it is easy to open, though I have no children anyway.  Of course, I can't toss glass into the recycle with metal in it so... there's that lol  I'll find something else eventually, maybe at work I can find an old tin I can bring home

This is what I use for a blade bank. It's big enough and cannot be open even by dropping. the ends are fully sealed metal.

My concern with something like those is that they are too easily opened. Granted, you no longer have small children, though many members do. Besides that, should the container fall to the floor, there is a chance that it could pop open spilling blades all over. That's why, for me, a purpose made metal blade bank that cannot be opened is the safest.

+1

That works!

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I use a boring old generic blade bank from Feather.


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