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Recycling Helium Gas Cylinders

  • 18-08-2010 9:19pm
    #1
    Yellowhill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I have a number of empty small helium gas cylinders (about14 ins in height) left over after some major ballon inflation activity (a birthday party). I cannot for the life of me find any details of where to bring these for recycling.
    I tried to get the recycling centre in Shamrock Terrace to take them but they only take the normal yellow 'calor' type gas cylinders. When I asked for advice as to where to take them, the guys down there were worse than useless.
    Any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    al2009
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭al2009


    Your first port of call is the company who sold you them, if they can't help contact your local BOC depot and they may take them.

    All cylinders are only rented and belong to the gas company who supplied them.

    Alec


  • #3
    demonspawn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭demonspawn


    If you're handy with an angle grinder and a blow torch, you could always knock together a few solid fuel stoves! They're great for workshops, caravans, or outdoor heating. Or you could throw them up on the buy and sell as I know of a few people in Ireland who make gas bottle stoves and other things with bottles.

    http://www.google.com/images?hl=&q=gas+bottle+stoves&rlz=1B3GGIC_enIE256IE345&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=bKBtTP3SDMq6jAeQhIH7CA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=6&ved=0CEEQsAQwBQ&biw=1072&bih=585


  • #4
    Mahatma coat
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭Mahatma coat


    Wierd, Whenever I Get Gas of any sort I have to pay a 'Rental' on the Cylinder aswell, I think its so they get them back as opposed to people turning them into combution stoves.
    Altho Helium is Inert, so its the only time I'd concur with takin a Gas Axe to a Gas cylinder, check yer paperwork, highly iregular that you get to keep them.


  • #5
    demonspawn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,460 ✭✭✭demonspawn


    Mahatma coat wrote: »
    Wierd, Whenever I Get Gas of any sort I have to pay a 'Rental' on the Cylinder aswell, I think its so they get them back as opposed to people turning them into combution stoves.
    Altho Helium is Inert, so its the only time I'd concur with takin a Gas Axe to a Gas cylinder, check yer paperwork, highly iregular that you get to keep them.

    I've never paid a deposit for a gas bottle as I always have one to bring back. Gas bottles do have a lifespan and you can usually buy defunct or damaged bottles cheap. If you have a bunch of new ones just bring em back and change them for old ones.

    And emptying gas out of the bottle isn't all that difficult. You just open the valve at the top, stick in a nail or a screw to keep it open, then tip it upside down and leave it for a week or so. Tip it back up and leave it for a day to get rid of any remaining vapors.


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