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Disposal of liquid nicotine questions - how to not kill birds/bees/fish and humans by disposing properly? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As title states I’m looking to dispose of a bunch of 200mg/ml liquid synthetic nicotine I’ve had stored in Boston round bottles for the last three-four years. It’s an artifact from when I used to vape and I’m tired of it taking up freezer space.

In its current form it is extremely toxic to just about goddamned everything. In its current potency it is even more of a hazard to everything. I’d like to dispose of it, properly. I’ve already called my local landfill and they will not accept it. I dunno where else to put it, or how else to make it inert.

Does anyone have suggestions for how to do so? It’s about 5 liters, btw. I also have about 100-ish bottle of flavorants from when I used to mix my own vape juices. I think those can just be emptied into a wad of paper towels and disposed of conventionally.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Why don't you start by leaving the bottles out in the sun? UV light accelerates decomposition. I've also read that heat and elemental selenium will destroy nicotine.

You could also add an acid to precipitate into nicotine salt, which might be easier to deal with. Pick an acid such that the resulting salt is insoluble in whatever the carrier liquid is (water? glycerol?). Then you have solid waste.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Polyethylene glycol is the carrier.

Thanks for the tips. That sounds a little bit out of my comfort range, so I’ll likely just end up going the hazardous waste disposal route.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

PLEASE don't play around with selenium.