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How do you dispose of old solder paste?

Andrew J over 2 years ago

As the question says really - I have some really out of date solder paste so how to dispose of it, taking into account UK law?

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baldengineer over 2 years ago +1

Easy! Put a blue piece of tape on the tube and write "do not eat" on the tape before throwing it in the trash. Is it lead-free? My town (in the US) has a hazardous waste disposal facility. That's where…

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0 cstanton over 2 years ago

I'm not sure.

However it turns out there's a market for "solder dross recycling", and companies in the UK will pay you for waste solder in sufficient quantities.
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0 Andrew J over 2 years ago in reply to cstanton

I only have a small amount.
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0 Andrew J over 2 years ago in reply to cstanton

I only have a small amount.
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