Ash disposal?

[Lightning]

How do you dispose of your charcoal ashes?

I know it's a pretty basic question but I was wondering what everybody does with their spent cooking fuel.  I used to dump burnt out ashes into the grass compost pile in one of the back yard corners that was started by the person who used to live here but most often now put the cold ash in the garbage unless it's gotten wet and muddy and it's easier to pour onto that compost pile than into a garbage bag.

[pbe gummi bear]

It usually goes straight into the garbage can (after it's been sitting for days) or into a bag then the can. KBB has a lot of limestone in it which may change your compost ph- in case you use it for gardening.

[JordanW]

I dump mine in the green yard waste container with my grass clippings and such. Never had a prob with pickup from local waste company.

[Travis]

Metal can then creek


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[Idahawk]

 After the ash is completely cold to the touch .

Bag and trash most of the time

Winter - I use it for ice melt in the driveway once in a while


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[greenweb]

First few times in the back yard garden. Now, in the Reg. Garbage bin.

[HoosierKettle]

It's amazing how fast that stray tiny hot coal will go straight through a bag without even slowing down. 


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[Dave O]

Green waste - just like JordanW says

[Cellar2ful]

I dump mine into a 5 gallon metal bucket.  After letting them sit for 4 days, I dump them in in paper bags for either the trash or green recycle bin.

Please, please for your safety, let them sit in a metal container for at least 3 to four days before putting them in your trash.  I have had two neighbors have their garbage container catch fire due to charcoal ash dumped in them to soon.  The first incident was 25 years ago.  It was my next door neighbor and I saw the flames reflecting in my bathroom though the window late at night when getting  up to pee.  The garbage container had melted and caught his back porch on fire.  Thankfully, I was able to wake him, get everyone out of the house and then we both were able to extinguish the fire. 

The second incident was three years ago and the neighbor was not as fortunate.  After dumping charcoal ashes in the garbage container, it caught fire, igniting juniper trees next to the house. It then melted the plastic framed windows and the fire entered the downstairs family room.  Again, everyone was asleep but the smoke alarms woke everyone and all 5 escaped safely.  The house did not fair as well and suffered significant damage.  It took over a year for them to repair the almost $400,000 damage to the home.

[MikeRocksTheRed]

I like to throw mine on the GROUND!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAYL5H46QnQ

[Travis]

@MikeRocksTheRed
I cried!!


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[jd]

five gallon can, let sit fir a week  then bag it and into the garbage bin

[HoosierKettle]

Now that's some funny stuff. Good one.

The video that is.

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[Harbormaster]

Once the ashes are cold they get tossed out in the woods.

[Darko]

Green bin.