[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Safely Deactivate Powder

Posted: 4/12/2011 6:50:45 AM EDT

Is there any way to safely deactivate powder like adding bleach or ammonia to it?

I ask because I finally swept the floor around my reloading station yesterday, and probably swept up quite a bit of mixed powders (along with brass shavings, etc) that I just dumped into a bucket. The contents of this bucket will probably go into the trash, but I would like to know it's going to stay safe before I do so.

Posted: 4/12/2011 6:55:04 AM EDT

[#1]

Throw it in the yard, it's fertilizer.

Posted: 4/12/2011 6:58:27 AM EDT

[#2]

mixed with alot of brass shavings tho :_/

Posted: 4/12/2011 7:10:34 AM EDT

[#3]

torch it

Posted: 4/12/2011 7:43:31 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
mixed with alot of brass shavings tho :_/

So?

The brass will not harm anything.

Posted: 4/12/2011 7:51:43 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Throw it in the yard, it's fertilizer.

This. I did it the other day, when I accidentally mixed a little bit of Bullseye in with some rifle powder (oops).

Posted: 4/12/2011 8:35:03 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Throw it in the yard, it's fertilizer.

First post and all of that. It is not that hard to get rid of spilled powder.

Posted: 4/12/2011 9:20:00 AM EDT

[#7]

Throw it in the yard. If it makes you feel better you can squirt the dirt around it.

If we're talking brass shavings from dies, they are a non-issue.

Posted: 4/12/2011 9:41:04 AM EDT

[#8]

place bucket outside. toss flaming material into bucket. ???? Profit.

Posted: 4/12/2011 9:48:12 AM EDT

[#9]

i usually throw it on the rose bushes under my windows. i think they like it since they grew a little more than usual last year.

Posted: 4/12/2011 9:57:42 AM EDT

[#10]

another vote for scatter it outside

i suppose you could flush it (in small amounts) but someone will probably come along and tell me that will make a toilet bomb

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