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How do you dispose of old solder paste?

Andrew J

As the question says really - I have some really out of date solder paste so how to dispose of it, taking into account UK law?

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    I have a couple of pots of it lurking on a shelf. They don't take up much space. By the time they ready to put me in a box they can put the solder paste in with me. Might be 10 old pots by then  - it lasts a lot longer than they say if you keep it in the fridge.

    It's really expensive and difficult to get rid of this stuff legally is you are running a business. Then they wonder why fly tipping is a problem.

    I can take batteries or dead boards to the local tip for recycling as an individual but they won't take commerical waste - any private contractors I've tried want to work with skips or truck fulls. Least cost I've been quoted for electronic waste is £200 for wheely bin sized crate. So I'm saving it up untill I have enough.

    MK

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    I have a couple of pots of it lurking on a shelf. They don't take up much space. By the time they ready to put me in a box they can put the solder paste in with me. Might be 10 old pots by then  - it lasts a lot longer than they say if you keep it in the fridge.

    It's really expensive and difficult to get rid of this stuff legally is you are running a business. Then they wonder why fly tipping is a problem.

    I can take batteries or dead boards to the local tip for recycling as an individual but they won't take commerical waste - any private contractors I've tried want to work with skips or truck fulls. Least cost I've been quoted for electronic waste is £200 for wheely bin sized crate. So I'm saving it up untill I have enough.

    MK

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