I think Sol should get to choose the charity considering it was his idea, that seems only fair.
Sol, do you have any further details about who would actually buy these? Is it, to your knowledge just "general" scrap dealers, or a more specialised kind?
The reason I ask is that the logistics needs thinking about ahead of time, and a person nominated to weigh them in after the meet. If we work on the optimistic side and assume we'll have a shedload (I'll be bringing about a years' worth myself) then that's a lot of space and weight occupying some poor bugger's car.
The ideal scenario would be to have a dealer local to the Greyhound who would be willing to purchase them and possibly even collect from the site.
Sound like a plan?
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thats a great idea its a shame i dont use co2 guns anymore as i had hundreds of the things lying around so i decided to use them for target practice instead.
This is an awesome idea and i have started to stock pile my empties ;o)
We have now got a fair quantity at Redhill to go towards club funds. On contacting scrap metal dealers they are all refusing them in our area as there is a chance of explosion!!!!!!! when recycling.
Apparently they should be returned to the manufacturer ie Umarex or Crossman for recycling.
Is anyone else experiencing similar problems??
Steve
I thought just for fun I would cut the top off of one to use it as a slide on my banjo I had always assumed that they was made of some sort of alloy but they are made of steel with a blunt hacksaw I had quite a job to cut the top off of it is it just me or are there others who did not think that they are actually made of steel.
Hi
I know this is an old thread, came across it in a search
I have a carrier bag full of expire co2 capsules. I put them in my recycling bin a couple of time but on both occasions they weren't taken
So what are they made of, and what should I do with them
Thanks
David
WHS
Michael
I'll have to find out what happens to empty CO2 capsules at our club. There always seems to be a lot of them either lying around or in various containers. It always appeared a shame that they couldn't be recycled for refilling for re-use but I would imagine the cost would be prohibitive?
Incidentally, I wonder why there is such a significant difference in price between brands? Steel and CO2 prices & manufacturing costs must be about the same - I guess that they are probably all made in China?
Cheers - datadave
Why can't they be re-used? Surely that would be the best use of them. I have no objections of the cash going to a charity, but won't the firms who produce them not pay to have them back for refilling? That way they are being re-used and the money raised goes to the charities. It would be cheaper than having them melted down, reproduced, replated before refilling!