David R Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I've been given an old tank that is around 8'x2'x2', and made of 10 or 12mm glass. It was set up as a reef tank and is dirty as hell, and has been sitting empty in a dry shed for over 10 years. The back panel has been cracked and repaired, the bottom has so much bracing on it that its not worth trying to salvage, but the front panel of glass is still good. I'd like to remove the front panel (probably by using a hammer!) to use in a future above-ground pond project, but I don't know what to do with the rest of the glass. Can you take broken glass to the dump, or should it be recycled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 i chuckd mine in the wheelie bin my dad kickd in a spare 2ft tank i had lying round and we just chucked it in the wheelie bin no complaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I 4 got to say we broke it down with a sledge hammer :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 It SHOULD be recycled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 A 2' tank would make a bit less waste than an 8', would probably take a couple of wheelie bins! :lol: danilada where do you take it to recycle it? Just chuck it in with the clear glass bottles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Na just chuck it in there standing up then slam a sledge hammer through it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Dont know if its the same all round the country but a 2 min drive from mine is a recycling station, and we have the huge "gantry" size bins and yeah me (and dad who is a glazier) just chuck the glass in there, big or small. So yeah just in the bin for glass 8) Just watch you dont cut yourself when throwing them in :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Danilada What your doing is creating a major problem. No glass flat window glass is made here in NZ. The recycling depot is for bottle glass and it is made totally different to window glass that tanks are made from. By tipping window/flat glass into the bin, your effectivly making useless, the great efforts of people trying to recycle bottles. It is quite simply dumped as land fill. A few years ago, we could (Glass Merchants) firstly sell and then later give our glass off cutts (if totally clean) to the people that make pink batts but now it costs more to ask them to take it than it does to dump it. Simple thing is that we glass merchants have to pay to have it dumped at a cost of about $75 per cubic meter. If your father asks his suppliers he will find that what I have said is 100% correct. To dump old tanks or in fact any flat glass, phone your local glass company and ask if you could dump it in their bins but as mentioned, it does cost them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 How come our recycling bin says "All GLASS" in here? Its a massive bin that every-one puts glass in. Why doesn't is specify which glass they want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 To dump old tanks or in fact any flat glass, phone your local glass company and ask if you could dump it in their bins but as mentioned, it does cost them Thanks, I might give it a go, but if its going to cost me I might just wait until june when we get the 240L recycling bins then break it up and get rid of it like that... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Here, send it to this dude... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I would like to have the tank!! A bit of elbow grease to clean it up, I'll be happy as Larry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Make a couple of phone calls Danalia Im not trying to have a go at you but its make up is totally different... you may as well put perspex in the same bin... as I mentioned, ask your day to ask his suppliers. If there was a way I could avoid spending $1500 per year I would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 How come our recycling bin says "All GLASS" in here? Its a massive bin that every-one puts glass in. Why doesn't is specify which glass they want? Glass isn't always recycled into glass - some of the tempered stuff can't be recycled easily, so they use it for other things. They even came up with a way of turning into a substitute for road gravel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I would like to have the tank!! A bit of elbow grease to clean it up, I'll be happy as Larry. You'd trust silicone thats been sitting there dry for over 10 years, and a dodgy patch on the back where it was cracked... :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Sounds like an excellent fix up project for me then. My girlfriend won't let me buy a big tank , But there wouldn't be a problem for a free fix up tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 I think what I'd do for fun is smash it up nice and fine, get an ooold pot and put all the shards into it then put the pot onto a nice hot bonfire. If it's hot enough might get yourself a nice solid block of glass... Which...Uhh...Then...I dunno, I guess you'd just throw in the rubbish after the novelty wears off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hmm, sounds, uh, fun. How about you take the glass off my hands and you can give it a go... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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