Gas Cylinders & Fire Extinguishers - DSNY

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Electronics & E-Waste
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Gas Cylinders & Fire Extinguishers
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Large Items
Light Bulbs
Medical Waste
Mercury & Mercury-Containing Devices
Metal, Glass, Plastic, & Cartons
Mixed Paper & Cardboard
Oils, Grease, & Fats
Plant, Leaf, & Yard Waste

Appliances

Automotive Waste

Batteries

Clothing, Household Fabrics, & Accessories

Construction Debris

Dead Animals

Electronics & E-Waste

Furniture, Mattresses, & Rugs

Gas Cylinders & Fire Extinguishers

Harmful Household Products

Ink & Toner Cartridges

Large Items

Light Bulbs

Medical Waste

Mercury & Mercury-Containing Devices

Metal, Glass, Plastic, & Cartons

Mixed Paper & Cardboard

Oils, Grease, & Fats

Plant, Leaf, & Yard Waste


Gas Cylinders and Fire Extinguishers

Gas cylinders can explode inside our collection trucks, causing serious injury and damage.

DO NOT dispose of pressurized gas cylinders with trash or recycling.

These include:

ANY compressed gas fuel tanks or canisters (propane, butane, acetylene, MAPP gas)

Oxygen tanks

Helium (balloon) tanks

Carbon dioxide (CO2) cylinders

Fire extinguishers

Disposal

Propane and other fuel gasses are highly flammable and should be handled with extreme caution.

To get rid of most gas cylinders, you can:

Exchange them when buying a new one

Return them to a store or dealer where they are sold

Take them to a scrap metal dealer

Bring them to a SAFE Disposal Event

Fire Extinguishers

Do not place in trash or recycling. Contact a FDNY-certified fire extinguisher retailer or bring to a SAFE Disposal Event.

Most fire extinguishers are refillable by FDNY-certified fire extinguisher retailers.

Learn more about smoke and carbon monoxide detector disposal.