Designed to turn aerosol cans into scrap metal in as little as five seconds, this Aerosol Can Recycling System leaves users with a depressurized, empty steel can that can be recycled with other scrap metal. According to Andax Industries, the technology’s manufacturer, average disposal cost savings when disposing of 4,200 aerosol cans ranges from $12,000 to $52,000.
This technology is designed to eliminate waste and reduce disposal costs and uses a non-sparking pin that ensures a safe, clean puncture. A combination coalescing/colormetric carbon filter captures odours and filters potentially harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and the puncturing unit fits standard closed-head 30- and 55-gallon drums. Contents of cans are collected directly into a drum, with one 55-gallon drum capable of holding residual liquids from 4,000 spent cans.
