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    You could always use them to strengthen the cement/concrete in your garden? We're always looking for stones and bits of metal to put in concrete when building walls or reinforcing garden fencing or paving.

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    As a lifetime modeler, I've always saved razor blades in a coffee can until full, then take them to the dump, and they accept them as hazardous waste, no charge. I think you are wise to consider others safety, thank you!

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    For a free sharps container you can use an empty bottle of laundry detergent.

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    Default burn 'em.

    Find a yokel (like me) who heats his home with onsite combustion techniques (a wood or coal-fired stove/furnace). A DE razorblade on hot coals won't last very long. (ill time it when i start using the heater again) And will barely be noticeable in the ashpan so long as they go in small numbers.

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    Most hardware stores sell empty unused paint cans for a very fair price. Fill them up and hammer on the lid. Take them to the scrap yard and they will pay you for them. Keep your can and re-use it

    Scrap yards take sharp twisted metal all the time...occasionally with body fluids on them. The shredders don't care
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    I'm sure they will blend!


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    melt them down and turn them into a straight. must be the best stainless you can get.

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    dissolve them in an acid solution. wouldn't take much. then neutralize the acid.

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