Comments on: Disposal of Smoke Alarms http://inspector911.com/disposal-of-smoke-alarms/474 Resources, Checklists, and Training for inspectors with NFPA and the ICC codes Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:28:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Dove http://inspector911.com/disposal-of-smoke-alarms/474/comment-page-1#comment-568 Paul Dove Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:45:37 +0000 http://inspector911.com/?p=474#comment-568 Brian, Didn't you realize that the radioactive isotopes have markers on them for tracking back the manufacturers, suppliers and purchasers…..that was solved on CSI NY a few episodes ago :-) In all seriousness, I agree. Brian,

Didn’t you realize that the radioactive isotopes have markers on them for tracking back the manufacturers, suppliers and purchasers…..that was solved on CSI NY a few episodes ago :-)

In all seriousness, I agree.

]]> By: Brian Dove http://inspector911.com/disposal-of-smoke-alarms/474/comment-page-1#comment-567 Brian Dove Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:52:42 +0000 http://inspector911.com/?p=474#comment-567 The last thing America needs right now is government mandated recycling standards or a so called non profit agency developing them and selling the books to our government officials for $1,000 a whack that have to be bought every three years. If nothing has really changed in the last 20+ years and what we have been doing is working (show me the damage throwing these things away has done) then why change? We don't need another group of busy bodies deciding what is good trash and what is bad trash. Nor do we need another way for government to introduce an unregulated tax (sometimes called a fine) and create one more layer of code enforcement that has no practical way to enforce it. What - are we going to have garbage police and how you going to prove that so and so actually was the one who threw the detector in the trash? Maybe we'll get to see Emily on CSI Miami solve an Ionization Smoke Detector disposal crime. Residential Fire Sprinklers get a thumbs up because there is LIVING proof they save lives and are very cost effective. This isssue gets a thumbs down because there is no proof it saves any lives, it is not cost effective to implement it, and there is no way to enforce it. My vote is the municipal waste stream. The last thing America needs right now is government mandated recycling standards or a so called non profit agency developing them and selling the books to our government officials for $1,000 a whack that have to be bought every three years.

If nothing has really changed in the last 20+ years and what we have been doing is working (show me the damage throwing these things away has done) then why change? We don’t need another group of busy bodies deciding what is good trash and what is bad trash. Nor do we need another way for government to introduce an unregulated tax (sometimes called a fine) and create one more layer of code enforcement that has no practical way to enforce it.

What – are we going to have garbage police and how you going to prove that so and so actually was the one who threw the detector in the trash? Maybe we’ll get to see Emily on CSI Miami solve an Ionization Smoke Detector disposal crime.

Residential Fire Sprinklers get a thumbs up because there is LIVING proof they save lives and are very cost effective. This isssue gets a thumbs down because there is no proof it saves any lives, it is not cost effective to implement it, and there is no way to enforce it.

My vote is the municipal waste stream.

]]> By: Nick markowitz Jr. http://inspector911.com/disposal-of-smoke-alarms/474/comment-page-1#comment-565 Nick markowitz Jr. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:26:39 +0000 http://inspector911.com/?p=474#comment-565 This issue has been discussed on many different alarm dealer boards over the years and it is always the same answer. Check with local and state waste recycling regulations. It seems to me to be a non issue nothing has changed in 20+ years. Although I do not think it is a good idea to just toss these smokes in the trash no one wants to deal with the issue because the amount of radiation is so minimal . How ever everyone is freaked out over an even smaller amount of mercury in fluorescent light bulbs. can we for once get a real recycling standard put forth either we recycle or not . and lets stop wasting everyone's time on a non issue if it is such. Even the smoke manufacturers who make them do not want them back. Or if they do they charge a fee high enough to not let any one do it. This issue has been discussed on many different alarm dealer boards over the years and it is always the same answer. Check with local and state waste recycling regulations.
It seems to me to be a non issue nothing has changed in 20+ years.
Although I do not think it is a good idea to just toss these smokes in the trash no one wants to deal with the issue because the amount of radiation is so minimal .
How ever everyone is freaked out over an even smaller amount of mercury in fluorescent light bulbs.
can we for once get a real recycling standard put forth either we recycle or not .
and lets stop wasting everyone’s time on a non issue if it is such.
Even the smoke manufacturers who make them do not want them back. Or if they do they charge a fee high enough to not let any one do it.

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