RE: [GreenYes] Expired fire extinguishers questions

["Maine, Bruce" <bmaine@hdrinc.com>]

Hi Stephanie.
You wrote:
>Besides taking an expired fire extinguisher to onešs household hazardous
>waste site or event (if they accept these) - what can one do with them?

Every fire extinguisher I've owned over the years could always be
"recharged"  at local fire extinguisher dealers.  Sure, they'd always try to
sell me a new one but never refused to recharge the old one.  I hope fire
extinguishers don't suffer the same fate as mouse traps where they're so
inexpensive people would rather toss them than recharge or recycle them.

Good luck.
Bruce Maine
Research Director
Sustainable Design Services
HDR Architecture
402.399.1198
bmaine@hdrinc.com
http://www.hdrinc.com/sustainable/