Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Large Nitrous Oxide canisters dumped. Fire risk?
A load of empty, catering sized, Nitrous Oxide canisters were dumped in the road outside our house by some fly-by balloon dealers.
I phoned Veolia and they said they'd need to see pics before being able to say if I they would take them or not. I emailed the below photos but I've heard nothing back.
They've been sitting in full sun for a couple of days now and I'm vaguely concerned they could overheat and go bang. Does anyone know if this is possible or am I worrying unnecessarily?
Also in the absence of Veolia being interested are there any other options for disposal - I'm not keen on putting them in my big hot black bin and risking Veolia not taking them.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Easiest thing is to use the reporting app. You can include a photo and reports are almost always actioned within 24 hrs. Perhaps put the box against a north facing wall, then send your report.
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Permalink Reply by adamvietnam on
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Hi Hugh,
Unfortunately I don't have a North facing wall and don't really want to re-dump it across the road outside my neighbours so will leave it be for now.
Have reported again on the app.
Many Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Shar on
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Nitrous Oxide itself isn't inflammable but can release oxygen if exposed to an existing fire, helping it burn.
Worth reporting in any case.
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N8 (Effingham Rd)
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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N2O, Nitrous Oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas. 270+ times that of CO2.
Not sure how you safely dispose of it but, as a minimum it needs to be treated in such a away as it is not released to atmosphere.
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Permalink Reply by John Leeming on
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That is true, but (a) these canisters are likely to be empty and (b) even if they were fill the total volume would be unmeasureably small when diluted with the atmosphere.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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Perhaps the fire brigade need to be informed? It's incrediby hard to get rid of any gas canisters full or empty - I have two small rusted old butane gas canisters which I can't put in the rubbish/recycling. When I looked into disposal I was told I'd need to arrange it with the Corporation of London or somesuch as 'toxic waste'.
But this is not your problem, it's Haringey's problem if it's dumped on the street.
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Permalink Reply by AndrewAW1 on
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I see these dumped pretty much daily in the local area and they are generally collected swiftly. I suspect they're probably used so the pressure is minimal and, given they are designed for use in commercial kitchens (they are generally for whipped cream the ones I see) I'd suspect they are not that temperature sensitive.
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Veolia has collected them now - thanks for all the advice.
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