longbeard Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) hello, I am new to the hobby. I have been reading about pyro for about a month. One question I have is, what do you do with contaminated paper from diapering mixes? I assume it is haz mat. is it burned? Papers used for metals and oxidizing agents in seperate trash? thanks. I have had trouble finding infomation about this. thank you all. Edited July 23, 2014 by longbeard
TYRONEEZEKIEL Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 I just burn mine, or save it for the next batch. Its not a big deal. You could just throw it away im sure as long as you got all the powder off.
nater Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) At club events when we build, we always keep 2 trash bins. One for hot trash and one for everything else. Any thing that is contaminated with dust from mixing or drying is burned in a safe burn pile along with spent cakes. Both would be hazardous in the general trash. Edited July 23, 2014 by nater
longbeard Posted July 23, 2014 Author Posted July 23, 2014 Thanks nater. That is the info I was looking for. I am just studying general safety. seems like a logical start point for a newcomer to the hobby. thanks again.
psyco_1322 Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 I personally will recommend that you screen the comps, which can be done onto the paper. If it's something you will mix again, no harm in keeping the sheet for next time. Usually very little will actually stick to the paper, and it can always be wiped off with a damp paper towel. Generally, most pyro trash is best disposed of by burning.
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