Long story short a guy I work with gave me a Mexico made 5 gallon carboy. Got it home today and took it out of the bag he put it in. Tons of scuff marks on the bottom, a few scratches on the side and chipped in the neck opening. He was being nice but I’m not going to use it.
I don’t want to put it in the recycling and risk someone taking it and using it. Should I carefully break it inside a thick brown paper bag or something? Then tape up in a box?
Set the carboy in the sink. Experiment with what happens to cold glass when a hot liquid is poured in. Then set it in the recycle bin. They will know how to handle it.
Garbage can plus hammer.
4th of July is coming. Set up a YouTube live stream, then:
Fill the carboy about 1/3rd with gasoline, drop a lit quarter stick in, and run like hell.
God bless Merica!!
Seriously though, don’t really do that.
A quarter teaspoon could light a forest on fire and puncture tires for years to come. Don’t do that.
When I discovered my 6.5 gallon carboy had a small leak I decided to recycle it… Dropped it in the recycling bin and heard it shatter - If someone is silly enough to dig through a glass recycling bin, that’s on them, not you. And I’m talking about a big metal container with doors, not a tote that is sat by a curb.
Maybe just put it out the morning that the glass recycling comes to pick up. Not much risk there.
Target practice. Can’t miss
I would just put it out for recycling as is. It’s defects are obvious so you’re not hiding any dangers. To try and break it up yourself is a risk you don’t need to take. But, I would wait until recycling day to minimize the chance of some kid smashing it in the street.
I think that I took the one and only that I broke, wrapped it up good and put it in the trash rather than the recycle. I’m all for recycling but that seemed safer.
Put it in and old bed sheet, put it in the recycling bin and then smash it! Sneezles61
Put a message in it and toss it in the sea
No cork?
Sneezles61
