The Newly Rich

This week’s highlighted task is a good example of handing off those pesky little items that stay way down on the bottom of your todo list– important enough that you can’t just delete them entirely, but less important than everything else that comes along.

Propane tank disposal

I have these little Coleman propane tanks- green things about 10 inches high and 6 inches in diameter. Something tells me I shouldn’t just toss them in the garbage. But I don’t know where to dump them (or have them recycled or whatever). Please find me a place in the great city of Chicago where I can properly dispose of these things.

Stop if you don’t have an answer within 30 minutes of searching/calling.

Thanks,
-Jed

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Smaller propane cylinders (for example, the small Coleman grill cylinders) may be put in your regular trash, if they are completely empty (reference PDF)

Otherwise the Springfield EPA is the best reference I have.

Address:
Goose Island 1150 North, North Branch
open T, Th and 1st Saturday of each month.
Disposal is free. (reference from XXXXX at hazchem xxx-xxx-xxxx–she has a license to dispose but will charge and is located in the suburbs).

The contact number XXXXX gave me was xxx-xxx-xxxx for the EPA. I called and was transferred around for awhile and ended up at an answering machine of probably the correct person (didn’t leave a message). Typical government agency!

(reference listing from yellow pages)

Time: 30 min.

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Next week we’ll go to the other end of the spectrum and show how our assistant helped us sublet our apartment.

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