Dispose/recycle an empty helium tank? (Raleigh, Cary: Walmart, company, location)

[jelenap]

We have an empty small helium tank (one of those Ballon Times sold at Walmart and other stores) that needs to be disposed of somehow. Manufacturer provides only general direction that it can be recycled as "scrap metal". Town of Cary accepts pots and pans in recycling but no word on other items. Wake County facility seems to be for large stuff like bikes.

Has anyone found the least inconvenient but responsible way to dispose/recycle those?

Thank you!

[Gard]

I'm not sure of a way of doing do, but a company called Airgas has a location in Raleigh that may have a recycling program or know of places you can do so. I've gotten helium tanks off of them numerous times when I worked for a retail chain, so I know that they at the least carry them.

[Straitlover]

There are instructions/video on the Balloon Time website on how to recycle the tank. Don't remember it all, but you make sure all the helium's out, take the nozzle off and punch a hole in the indented circle on the side of the tank. Then you can put the tank in any scrap metal bin at the dump. Don't know if you can put it in curbside recycling as I don't have that.

[Willow_Spring_NC]

Put it as free on Craigslist and someone will reuse it

[wizard-xyzzy]

Wake County hazmat off Durant Road will take it, if you can't use any of the other suggestions.