Used gas canisters should be bagged and given to sanitation workers separately when throwing out trash to mitigate the risk of explosion, the Ministry of Environment said today.
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To ensure the safety of sanitation workers and the public, the ministry issued a news release informing of the proper procedures for disposing of gas canisters and other dangerous barbecue refuse.
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Canisters should be bagged separately with a warning label reading “high-pressure canister inside” (內有高壓瓶), it said.
They should also be given to sanitation workers separately, who should be informed of the contents, it added.
Gas canisters are pressurized, so if they are crushed in the trash compactor creating a spark, it could cause an explosion, the ministry said.
Workers must therefore be informed that they are being thrown out, and given to the recycling truck, it added.
The same procedure applies to any kind of pressurized canister, such as hairspray or bug spray, it said.
If the canister has not been fully used, the ministry advised going to a well-ventilated area and releasing the rest of the contents instead of puncturing a hole.
Businesses with a large amount of unused canisters can contact the original seller for disposal, it added.
Food waste should also be separated out, and all charcoal should be fully extinguished before disposal, the ministry said.
Oyster and other shells that cannot be broken down should be thrown out in the regular trash, it added.
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