[sdiy] Disposing of cupric chloride

[The Laboratory of Sound]

If the water is blue then there is still copper in it. I would pour the 
whole bucket in a closed container, clearly label it, and bring it to 
your local waste disposal.

Good luck,

Jack



On 2014-01-27 21:29, Karl Ekdahl wrote:
> Hi list, so i had a little acid spill and need to dispose of some
> cupric chloride but haven't found any straight answers on how to. I
> neutralized the solution using water and baking soda, and then i put a
> beer can in the mix as i heard aluminium will form crystals with the
> copper which would be way easier to dispose of then the liquid form.
> Long story short i've ended up with a bucket of blue water with what
> looks to be salt in the bottom. I assume the "salt" is the copper, now
> can i simply pour the blue water in the drain or is it still super
> poisonous?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Karl
> 
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