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Chloe Berry
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Nov. 16, 2024 at 12:55 p.m.
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You have completed your gas bottle and you don't know what to do with it? Throwing it away anywhere and storing it at home is never a good idea. Indeed, as our local editorial offices regularly report, gas is often the cause of domestic accidents.
Know that there are solutions to get rid of it. Whether your container is returnable or not.
The National Federation of French Firefighters and Antargaz joined forces at the end of October 2024 to raise awareness among citizens to return their gas cylinders which are no longer used. The opportunity to recall the good actions to adopt.
Where to store your gas bottle?
- If your bottle is returnable
If your bottle is returnable, you can return it to your point of sale andexchange for a full bottle or be reimbursed of the price of the container.
Pour identify the brand from your gas bottle, nothing could be simpler. Its color, as well as the stamped marking on the dome, allows you to find it.
Once that's done, all you have to do is locate a point of sale. This shouldn't be too complicated since there are some 50 000recalls France Gaz Liquides, the professional organization of the gas energy sector.
Auchan, Butagaz, Carrefour, U Energie, Casino Frangaz, Intermarché Énergaz… Go to your brand's website to find the address that suits you.
- If the bottle is not returnable
Obviously, don’t throw it away in the wild! A decree, which came into force in 2013, requires suppliers to take back your bottles, even if they are not returnable.
Then go to a authorized dealerthat is to say from any bottle supplier. Of course, he will not reimburse you for the price of the bottle, but he has an obligation to get rid of it.
Please note, there is an exceptionspecifies Antargaz in a note: the small gas bottles that are used in particular in camping-cars. These should be thrown into a metal packaging container for recycling.
Can you put your bottle in a recycling center?
Please note that it is also possible to drop off your bottles in certain recycling centers. For security reasons, this remains quite rare. Do not hesitate to call the one near you to make sure before going there, gas bottle in the trunk.
Another possibility: the scrap dealer. This professional can possibly take them back. But as with recycling centers, it is better to make a phone call before going there.
What's the point of doing this?
This small gesture, which may seem trivial, allows you to promote the safety of firefighters when they are in intervention. “A gas bottle, even if it seems empty, always contains a little gas,” recalls the press release.
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That's not all. Bringing back an empty bottle means encouraging its reuse… and therefore preserve the environment. In fact, they are far from having been made to have only one use. A gas cylinder may have a lifespan of 30 to 40 years.
Unused gas cylinders, returned to a point of sale, are collected, drained, checked and reconditioned. They are filled again with liquid gas and returned to the distribution circuit. By returning your gas bottles, you limit the manufacturing of new bottles.
Empty bottles in a corner of your house? Based on this information, don't wait any longer to get rid of it.
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