Proper way of disposing of ABS acetone slurry?

[Zak Kus]

I have all these little bottles filed with ABS-acetone slurry, which i use for glue, touchups and the like. I was about to dump some remnants in the sink, but realized that i am probably a terrible person...

Is there a correct way to deal with this stuff? I figure the actual acetone evaporates pretty quickly, but who knows whatever else is in the base solution, let alone the dissolved ABS

-Zak

[Mark Cohen]

Do the same as i do with paint. Leave them outside and let it evaporate. Then dispose in trash. Dont leave them where children can get at them.

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[MacGyver]

Whatever you do do not pure it down the drain unless you want your pipes the melt.  Drain pipe are usually made out of ABS plastic.  I would do like Mark suggests and just let them dry out and put them in the regular trash.

[Zak Kus]

Ah good call. Lets hope my pipes are still intact...

[Jeffrey Ballard]

ive never seen pipes under a house made of ABS but of PVC.  ABS could be used for that purpose but it typically isnt.

This info only applies to my locale.

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Zak Kus <zak...@gmail.com> wrote:

Ah good call. Lets hope my pipes are still intact...

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[Brett Wells]

In my experience all my black drain pipes are either cast iron or ABS.  At any rate it's not a good idea to pour a solvent that melts plastic down any type of plastic drain pipe.

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[Joseph Chiu]

Not to mention that the stuff might not flow down smoothly -- if the stuff cakes around some clump, you might be prone to future clogging!

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[David Mytchak]

Funny, I just learned this last week.  In the early 80's, PVC and ABS were both used.  Much like Beta Vs VHS.   PVC won the battle because ABS was too loud when flushing.  For those of us who own multi story homes - If you can hear the toilet flush and it sounds like a freight train, you have ABS pipes!

-David

[Bottleworks]

In Canada ABS is the name in drains. Virtually all modern residential drain piping. Very little PVC is used up there. The US is the opposite.

[Kurt Wendt]

Why THROW away the stuff? I love it - and I use it to paint with. The red - made for a VERY ORganic texture on the inside of my Dragon's mouth. The Black - was Great for dipping in the dragon toe nails/claws - to easily paint them Black. For me - its the Ultimate in Recycling!!!

 

YMMV...

-K-

-Zak

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[Jack Coats]

If you have a safe place to put it outside in the sun, let it
evaporate or paint it on a 'disposal media' (card board box, anything
as long as you can paint it on so it can form at coating that can
either be used, or possibly your 'permanent disposal unit') that can
be reused and once ugly enough or hard enough to use anymore, dispose
of it.

Just a thought.