Knowing how to safely and efficiently dispose of empty aerosol cans remains our forte. It is very important to educate ourselves about proper ways of disposing aerosol cans since it makes for an important part of our environment sustainability efforts. Disposing them to landfills is harmful for the environment as they contain propellants which are vulnerable to explosion when exposed to heat. Proper aerosol can disposal requires you to take them to certified recycling facilities, can crushers, or Household Hazardous Waste events.
Aerosol cans, hand-held propane torches, shaving cream, hair spray and a multitude of products packaged under pressure are flooding our landfills. They contain hazardous materials, they are explosive and they have to be disposed of safely, economically and without harming the environment. Dumping these full and partially full containers into landfills is not the answer. The HazPak by MacLean Engineering is the answer.
This state-of-the-art de-packaging “densifier” can separate and remove both the propellant and the liquid and save them in separator containment tanks for recycling or incineration. The metal aerosol containers are compacted into a dense dry briquette with 99 per cent of the liquid removed, which makes ideal feed stock for smelters. The entire operation occurs inside the safety of an air-tight vacuum that is inerted with Nitrogen. The system is fully automated.