Re-2: Domestic smoke detector disposal in Australia

[udo.blaseg@ISOTOPES.COM]

We are interested to recycle / dispose ionisation smoke detectors (Am-241, Kr-85) all over Europe.

Please contact: radsafe@isotopes.com



Udo Blaseg

Isotope Products Laboratories Europe Blaseg GmbH





-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Re: Domestic smoke detector disposal in Australia (06-Mrz-2002 22:22)

From:    jmiddelkoop@ZONNET.NL

To:      UDO.BLASEG@ISOTOPES.COM



> Hello Radsafers,

> 

> With regards to the Netherlands, the situation used to be largely 

> comparable

> to Australia and the UK.

> 

> However, in building legislation the use of smoke detectors has become

> obligatory in new houses.

> 

> As a result the amount of smoke detectors (most of them being the 

> ionisation

> type, this being the cheapest type) has risen enormously these last years.

> This has led to an evaluation of the situation with regard to disposal, as

> you may expect large numbers of waste detectors within the next decade.

> There are more and more good alternatives for ionisation smoke detectors on

> the market. Therefore the selling of ionisation smoke detectors will be

> forbidden in 2005. I believe that in Switserland their use has already been

> forbidden for some years.

> 

> Jetty Middelkoop

> Fire department of Amsterdam

> 

> 

> 

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