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  2. How do I recycle Kidde brand smoke detectors?

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    Confirm that your smoke detector is eligible for Kidde's disposal program. You'll need to gather the details below and contact Kidde Product Support (gpccsproductsupport2 [at] kiddeus.com or 800-880-6788) for them to confirm eligibility: The brand of smoke detector, which must be Kidde, Firex, Fyrnetics, or Edwards.

  3. What are the environmental effects of discarding radioactive...

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    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates the radioactive materials in smoke detectors. Because the amount of americium in these devices is so small, NRC's regulations exempt individuals purchasing smoke detectors from licensing requirements including those related to disposal of radioactive materials.

  4. recycling - How can I recycle a disposable lighter? - Sustainable...

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    For the body, Bic uses polyacetal homopolymer resin, which Dupont brand named Delrin. It is recyclable in some municipal and county recycling systems. You should probably check. Other lighter manufacturers may use other plastics. Without doing a chemical analysis of several brand's flint-like igniter elements, it is difficult to recommend ...

  5. User Carl Monroe - Sustainable Living Stack Exchange

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    Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

  6. Plastic incineration vs discarding considerations

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    Firstly, let me say, I am not pro-either. I just hear about people trying to save the environment (and putting an end to bad municipal 'dump site' behaviour) by rather burning their trash.

  7. waste - What is the climate impact of discarding natural apparel...

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    What with fast fashion, loads of clothes are dumped in landfills, especially, I guess, in the US, given its humongous consumption of fiber goods. They are organic matter and therefore supposed to e...

  8. recycling - If I rip and scrutinize a frozen food box, and it...

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    Here in Toronto, the city categorically says that frozen food packaging is non-recyclable, and should go in the garbage. From what I've read, the problem with frozen food packaging is that it's "

  9. recycling - Can I recycle greasy metal in the US? - Sustainable...

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    capet. 743 3 10. 1. Metal can be cleaned easily, it most likely is also melted down when being recycled - so some grease should be no hassle. – Erik. Jan 10, 2020 at 8:51. greasy paper should be able to be composted? – y chung. Jan 13, 2020 at 6:30.

  10. waste - What are the consequences of wasting water in a...

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    What are the environmental effects of discarding radioactive smoke detectors? 2.

  11. heating - Sustainable Living Stack Exchange

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    This ventilation is necessary to keep the grease and smoke from cooking from filling the kitchen with fog, and to keep from cooking the cooks. Ours had fire detectors set at 140 F -- 60 C. If you got that hot, everything was covered in a foot of foam, and you were closed down until everything was cleaned up.