On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:22:25 -0600, Ignoramus24626
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On 2015-12-30, azotic wrote:

"Ignoramus24626" wrote in message
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On 2015-12-30, azotic wrote:
I attended an auction back in the 1980's where the auctioneer sold a
trailer full of oil filled capacitors (PCB) to an uneducated
buyer. As I understand it that was a popular way of disposing of
toxic waste back then.

I wonder what is the preferred method now...

i

Mini storage units.


Tom, any idea how much does it cost to legally dispose of PCBs?

Say, you have a 500 kvs transformer that holds maybe a barrel of PCB
(just making stuff up as I go). What would it cost to dispose of PCB
legally?

i
A LOT. Up to $1000 per ton. Up here in Canada Aevitas is one company
that does it. My late brother worked for them (driving truck) They
dechlorinate PCB contaminated oils and recycle. Not sure if they use
sodium or not.

For a while the "normal" way to get rid of it was incineration at
cement plants (making portland cement by "burning lime"