How Do You Dispose Of Bottles Of Ink?

August 13, 2015

I have read several instances where someone initially didn't like an ink but continued to use it.

The ink, after a while, became acceptable if not a favorite.

A good point re physical properties, ie, doesn't dry. Like someone said perhaps replenishing the evaporated water would bring it back to life.

As for color. There's no accounting for other people's taste in light of some of the colors that are currently manufactured.

August 19, 2015

If you can't give it away:

You could always open the bottle and tuck it away in a place like a basement. Let the solvent evaporate, then disposed of the now-empty closed bottle.

A relatively small quantity of ink could be safely scattered across the ground in an unfrequented area that is not near any open body of water, or sloping and thus subject to surface runoff during rainfall. Dilute it first in several volumes of tap water. Any biocide in the ink will quickly be neutralized by the soil, and other components will be broken down by the myriad scavenging microorganisms which are plentiful in soil. After all, inks spoil and gunk up when too-contaminated by fungi or bacteria. Something is up to eating them!

If used for writing, the ink will end up in a landfill or be recycled when the paper is finally disposed of in the trash or recycle bin.

August 19, 2015

Just send them all to me and be done with it.

September 4, 2015

Just send them all to me and be done with it.

I like that idea. Broke and can't expand my collection right now- been in a buying freeze for months- but would love to restart sometime. Fall is the herald of winter, which is when my depression kicks into high gear.

September 4, 2015

Hank138...for blotters-->Visconti sells them on Amazon. Also see Pendemonium which is an online retailer and sells blotters and roller blotters. JHerbin and Levenger also sell blotters on Amazon and their own websites.

http://www.pendemonium.com