For the sake of the brave men and women working in recycling plants and garbage disposal facilities around the world, we’d like to start this article by addressing those of you who think throwing away old razor blades in a dustbin for recycling is ok – it’s not. Seriously. Stop it.

Even though razor blades are made from recyclable materials, they’re too thin to validate any efforts at recycling them, unless of course the razor blade companies themselves administer the process.

Regardless, if you threw away your blades without following the right procedure (which we’ll be discussing in a moment), you could put the people working in garbage disposal and recycling in harm’s way.

Stray blades could injure workers while sorting through garbage for recycling and disposal – no matter how severe the injuries would be, it’s only human of you to take the right steps to prevent such scenarios. So, how exactly do you safely dispose of your old razor blades? We’re glad you asked!

Using a blade disposal container

Using a razor blade disposal container should be the first thing to come to mind when you need to safely dispose of your razor. These containers can be made from several materials, the most favoured ones being hard plastics and metal. These containers allow you to throw out a bunch of worn razor blades with peace of mind knowing that they won’t bring harm to anyone. The best part? It’s easy to make one of your own! If you’re not for the task though, we’ve got you covered.

Once your container has reached its capacity, we recommend that you wrap it up in duct tape and take it to your local garbage disposal facility – you want to leave it out for a trash compactor because of the likelihood of the razor blades escaping their container under the crushing weight of the compactor.