Stop bringing explosives to recycling centres, says Devon councillor

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/stop-bringing-explosives-recycling-centres-11021920

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kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 pts · 58d

Bring them to data centers instead!

Danarchy@lemmy.nz · 19 pts · 58d

Well stop making explosive so recyclable then, fuck

Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 58d

Something tells me the people that drop these off aren't entirely sure what they've got, just 'random metal object I don't need/want'.

I doubt people think a recycling center should have/know what to do with explosives...

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 58d (1 reply)

All right then, in which bin should I put that unexploded Luftwaffe 500-pounder, then?

Very near my house, a few years ago, someone uncovered one of those in a brownfield site that was being redeveloped, leading to some specialists evacuating the neighbourhood and doing a controlled demolition that rattled my windows and could be heard a couple of miles away.

The odd mortar round in Newton Scabbott is small potatoes compared to that.

RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 58d

Write "return to sender" on it and drop it off at your local post office.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 58d

Nevar!

SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 58d (1 reply)
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phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 56d

They're actually kind of shit. It's one of those generic "local news" site with very little local content that's worth reading.

quick_snail@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 58d (1 reply)

I assume they're talking about aerosol spray cans?

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 56d

In this case, it was the business end of an artillery shell.

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 58d

Stop throwing away 90% of the recyclables!

Also, stop blaming your customers for the waste in the first place!