Cart lifespan question

[K9Luvr]

I'm with Macho on this one. Washing is for babies. When cartos become hard to draw, hot, or lose flavor--anything really noticeable--I trash them in a bag for recycling some day if I ever figure out where. Wondering now if anyone actually does that. I'm surprised we don't see more about recycling on ECF. Or maybe it's just me who's missed it. I'm always behind a step.

OT: Jeffree, actually there is a thread somewhere that talks about recycling. All of the material in the cart is recyclable; I usually remove the batting, and then throw the whole thing in the recycle bin. The little plastic caps are recyclable, too.

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

For me, a cart is washed up when, after refilling you still can't see through the hole AND you have to suck harder for a draw, I finish it and toss it.

 

[lujin4]

OT: Jeffree, actually there is a thread somewhere that talks about recycling. All of the material in the cart is recyclable; I usually remove the batting, and then throw the whole thing in the recycle bin. The little plastic caps are recyclable, too.

It all depends where you live. Here in Milwaukee plastics must be marked with Nos 1 or 2, no others are acceptable. As far as metals go, only aluminum or steel food or beverage containers are allowed. Check with who ever is in charge of your recycling program.

 

[Bogey]

wasn't me...i can't even wash windows(at least that's what i make my wife think )

Well shoot! It was a great thread. They compared three different methods. I will check when I get home. They even posted pictures of the cartos pulled apart afterwards.


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[SnowDragon]

I think that was teslastick....he was using the ultra-sonic jewelry cleaning machine. Open his profile and scan his posts.

 

[FantWriter]

All of the material in the cart is recyclable; I usually remove the batting, and then throw the whole thing in the recycle bin.

They can be recycled, but they're a mixture of stainless steel (outer tube), a different stainless (inner tube), cold-rolled in the base, nichrome wire, solder, and a bit of rubber as the insulator between poles. At best it might be considered unprepared steel scrap.

An empty carto weighs about a gram. It would take 400-500 of them to make a pound. At $320 a ton (current price for unprepared steel), each carto is worth $0.00032 to $0.0004 apiece.

At worst, it can actually contaminate the recycling supply -- tins cans and other normal household discards are of standard grades of steel which can be metled togther to form an alloy acceptable for many uses, but the stainless and nichrome can add hardness/brittleness which is undesirable in malleable metal.

 

[Bogey]

Ahh i found it.. It was radiated. Great post!
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/vapor4life/190288-carto-cleaning-experiment.html?daysprune=30

Hope it helps with the cleaning question.