[greenyes] recycling of teflon coated metal

["Reindl, John" <Reindl@no.address>]

Does anyone have any guidance (hard facts would be especially useful !) on the potential environmental hazards of recycling teflon coated metal?

I received the below email and don't have any in-depth knowledge on this.

Thanks,

John 


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>I have a bunch of old teflon coated cookware and tins that I want to get rid 
>of.  Any idea about recycling them.  I talked with a scrap aluminum 
>purchaser today and she'd never heard the question.  My son has given me the 
>guilt about giving carcinogenic kitchen utensils to the poor.
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