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Collecting and recycling aerosol cans: safely and simply with REMONDIS Industrie Service
Recycling aerosol cans is a job for the professionals. Here at REMONDIS Industrie Service, we offer our RESPRAY system – a system that provides all the services needed to reliably and safely collect, transport and recycle full, partially full and empty aerosol cans from industry and commerce. Customers from across Germany and from a whole variety of sectors – including garages, specialist retailers, DIY stores, pharmaceutical firms and hospitals – rely on RESPRAY and its aerosol can recycling services.
The benefits of recycling aerosol cans with RESPRAY
A one-stop shop
We deliver a full range of services – from giving advice, to providing suitable storage systems, all the way through to collecting and recycling the cans. You organise the storage of the cans at your business.
Twice as safe
You can rest assured that your aerosol cans are being recycled in line with all rules and regulations – including the Special Provision 327. What’s more, our specialist storage containers guarantee maximum safety for your staff.
Comprehensive & flexible
The size, shape and content of the aerosol cans make no difference whatsoever. Nor does the amount of content left in the can. We collect full aerosol cans as well as empty and partially empty cans.
Uncomplicated & customer-oriented
We offer special systems for customers who subscribe to the service or who use it on an as-needed basis. And we always adjust our offering to meet your requirements. Full boxes are picked up straight away.
Recovery of recyclable materials
The aluminum and tinplate from the spray cans are recycled and returned to production. Ingredients and propellants can be processed into substitute fuels. Only what absolutely must be disposed of is discarded.
Available wherever we’re needed
Thanks to our nationwide network of branches, we are able to reach you quickly whenever you need us – in Germany and in other European countries. Our close-knit network of plants and facilities ensures transport routes are kept short.
How we recycle aerosol cans
How we recycle aerosol cans
“As part of our spray can recycling program, we collect and recycle all types of spray cans for commercial and industrial customers – whether they are empty, partially empty, or still full.”
Sven, Key Account Manager
Recycling of aerosol cans
We recover the aluminium and tinplate using a complex – and, on the whole, multi-stage – separation process (under inert conditions) as part of our aerosol can recycling system. The contents of the spray cans are further recycled to the extent technically feasible. We safely vent the propellants they contain and treat them to prevent them from entering the atmosphere.
Aerosol can recycling in specialized processing plants
The aerosol cans are recycled at our specialized processing plants in Germany, including the one in Bramsche. The plant there was expanded and modernized in 2016. What many people don’t know: Aerosol cans are 99 percent recyclable. The metals from the cans can be used for new production, while the separated gases and liquids are used to generate energy.
The challenges of recycling aerosol cans
Even when aerosol cans seem empty, there is always some residual content and pressure left in them. Which means that they still contain at least small amounts of active substances and highly inflammable propellants. This makes recycling them particularly challenging. They must be collected and stored in accordance with occupational health and safety regulations (such as Germany’s TRBS, TRGS 510 and BGR 157) so that people are not put in harm’s way. And they must be transported in specialist trucks equipped with ventilation systems that comply with the ADR, the European agreement regulating the carriage of dangerous goods. We are able to provide all this and offer you a full range of services – all the way through to developing a bespoke waste management concept for your business.
Safely collecting and storing aerosol cans
Collecting and storing aerosol cans is a challenge because most of them contain propellants such as propane, butane or dimethyl ether. These substances are highly inflammable and can create explosive mixtures when they come into contact with oxygen. The legislator has stipulated that companies must make sure that safe systems are used to collect, store and transport their aerosol cans. They must use approved boxes and containers that bind liquids and carefully remove any propellants that may be released.
A standardised storage system for all types of aerosol cans
- Aerosol cans for paints & varnishes
- Aerosol cans from the cosmetics sector
- Aerosol cans from the food sector
- Aerosol cans from the pharmaceutical industry
- Aerosol cans for lubricants
- Full aerosol cans
Besides aerosol cans, we also collect and recycle gas cartridges, gas cylinders, lighters and many other potentially dangerous types of waste. Send us an enquiry
Address and contact details
REMONDIS Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG
Brunnenstraße 138
44536 Lünen
Germany
F +49 2306 106686
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