Mercury Disposal in Calgary

[ExtraSlow]

Make a bunch of small bottles and distribute to beyonders. Ideally the bottles would be small enough to be accepted at free hazardous waste disposal drops so once the novelty wears off it can go there.

[speedog]

Baby food sized bottles, should be a number of beyond members that have on ongoing supply.

[ExtraSlow]

Baby bottles, feed to baby, baby grows strong and takes over the world.

[Tik-Tok]

I'd definitely take a small mason jar full.

[Sentry]

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Make a bunch of small bottles and distribute to beyonders. Ideally the bottles would be small enough to be accepted at free hazardous waste disposal drops so once the novelty wears off it can go there.

I'd take a lil bottle or two to help get rid of it.

[90_Shelby]

If someone found this at their house or something else equivalent, like dynamite, and it was abandoned by an elderly resident you could call the city to take it away even if, for example, the fire station doesn’t take dynamite or mercury for disposal. The average person doesn’t have $20,000 to cover disposal costs and it’s in the best interests of the city and public to take it, then risk a substance like this being disposed of incorrectly.

If this was me, and I bought a house and found a large pail of mercury in the shed or basement, I wouldn’t hesitate taking it to the fire station and informing them that I don’t know what to do with this. I will guarantee they won’t tell you to put it back in your car and take it home.

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If someone found this at their house or something else equivalent, like dynamite, and it was abandoned by an elderly resident you could call the city to take it away even if, for example, the fire station doesn’t take dynamite or mercury for disposal. The average person doesn’t have $20,000 to cover disposal costs and it’s in the best interests of the city and public to take it, then risk a substance like this being disposed of incorrectly.

If this was me, and I bought a house and found a large pail of mercury in the shed or basement, I wouldn’t hesitate taking it to the fire station and informing them that I don’t know what to do with this. I will guarantee they won’t tell you to put it back in your car and take it home.

Or if they do refuse it, roll the pail to the storm drain in front of the firehall...they’d probably take it from you pretty quickly!

[ercchry]

Or just leave it in front of the fire hall without interacting with anyone

[Sugarphreak]

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[90_Shelby]

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Or just leave it in front of the fire hall without interacting with anyone

There’s no interaction with anyone at the fire hall when you drop off thermometers, old paint, oil etc. It’s a self serve shack where you drop off your stuff and leave.

[dirtsniffer]

You should sell it to a medical company, they could probably use it to make like 300 vaccines for babies or something

[Homerrca]

I say start a youtube trend and get idiots to drink it, once it becomes popular, sell it on kijiji and make a few bucks. Heck if morons are going to eat tide pods, they will go crazy for mercury.

I mean come on now, it's from another planet

[killramos]

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It is weird that there is no demand for this stuff anymore... it is a crazy unique element, I am surprised that there isn't modern day uses for it. I thought industry still used it a lot for manometers?

Could always get a glass blower place to make a giant novelty thermometer out of it, haha.

Or go crazy baller and make a giant mercury fountain out of it under glass as an entrance piece. Mercury fountain... seems like one of those things I'd like to have if I was ever stupid rich.



Oh you won't take it? Fine... let me just put it back into my... ohhhh crap... splooshhhhhh.

So, not my problem anymore... go to work guys

There are tons of modern day uses for it.

But what lab (example) is going to risk their equipment / the results of a study on mercury that’s been sitting in BB’s barn for decades of some unknown quality.

[bjstare]

I would definitely want a mason jar full of this if I could get my hands on it.

[Swank]

I'm surprised you have the means to lift and transport a 678lbs drum to begin with. Good on you for never skipping leg day!

Maybe call a junk disposal company to see if they have any recommendations.

[roopi]

So did they just find a drum labelled 'Mercury'? Anyone look in it?

[vengie]

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I'm surprised you have the means to lift and transport a 678lbs drum to begin with. Good on you for never skipping leg day!

Maybe call a junk disposal company to see if they have any recommendations.

Nothing but a peanut. LIGHTWEIGHT BAYBAYYYYY!!!

[revelations]

Is the mercury contaminated in any obvious way? Or is it pure, in the original container?

[Maxx Mazda]

I'd be interested in a small amount. Seems cool!

[Sentry]

Actually, this thread reminded me of this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Zenith_Telescope