Disposing of removed Airbags?

[lmdew]

I've scrapped lots of Subaru's over the years but never thought about what the yards do with non-deployed airbags.

 

I have several passenger and drivers side airbags that I'm going to recycle.  

 

I searched the web and found a few options but other than deploying them with 12 volts - 30 feet away and then just sending them through the metal recycle centers not much.

 

Thought I'd ask.

 

Thanks,

Larry

[Fairtax4me]

That's pretty much it. A lot of yards will sell airbags, but the ones that don't get sold have to be deployed before they can be recycled.

[sirtokesalot]

Have some fun with it. Put some inside of a microwave record it and set them off

[manlar]

Put it facing down and set it off!  saw a bimmer one go about three stories in the air then kind of parachute back to earth. Sounds like a gunshot or loud firework though, so, you know, be careful.

[lmdew]

Talked to the scrap yard supervisor.  He told me they don't do a think with the cars they scrap complete with good airbags.  He said the shredder didn't care.

[Bushwick]

I was going to say you could booby-trap your yard by digging a shallow hole and placing them in it, then put a thin piece of wood over that and cover with grass Be a great way to keep pesky teenagers or a stray cat away....(had a stray cat get in my Legacy via an open rear hatch and it hid when I was closing it; was in there for 24 hours..... it ripped the tops of 3 door cards and defecated in an empty box, so no love there).