Re: Smoke Detectors

["Busby, Bruce" <bab1303@doh.wa.gov>]

Hi all,

OK..another thought to stir the pot:

Disposal into ordinary trash is fine with me, with the idea that the 
ordinary trash goes to a landfill.  But, suppose there is a commercial 
facility that burns waste to generate electrical power-  taking 
commercial and residential waste,  burning it, selling the power. The 
scrap metal would probably be recovered and sold, with the ash going to a 
landfill. Anyone else see a problem here with smoke detectors? Comments? 


Bruce


> Therefore, you may dispose of these units as 
> ordinary trash. 
 
>Regulatory references:  10 CFR 30.20, 10 CFR 32.26 
 


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