----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Myers" <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com> > I did pretty much the same as you. Called around, fretted, wondered, > pondered, debated, tried to find out if I could get them refilled > (answer was 'nope'), then eventually tossed the empties. > > Jackie Just make sure they are 100% empty. Even if you think they are, hook them up to the stove and run them dry. We have a trash to energy plant here in Maine, reffuse is burned as a fuel to generate electricity. Recently several "unexplained" and fairly serious explosions have taken place in the furnaces and the general suspicion is those green Coleman canisters are slipping through w/ some propane still in them. We are fortunate. My local camping supply store here in Portland, "Maine Moutainworks" (a small/non franchise operation) will actually collect them for us and then properly dispose of them. I shall find out where they take them and post results. Perhaps we can start encouraging a few more camp gas canister vendors to do the same if there is a standard that works. best: michael *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 10 2004 - 06:36:53 PST
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