RESIDENTS are being urged to dispose of empty gas canisters properly.

Wrexham Council has advised residents to return the empty canisters to their supplier.

A council spokesman said: "Gas canisters are potentially hazardous and should not be put in your rubbish bin.

"It’s best to check with the company you bought it from as they should be able to refill or dispose of it for you.

"Empty gas canisters can be extremely dangerous if disposed of in your recycling or general waste bins and could explode or hurt someone."

The council also reminded residents never to put any the following items in the residual/black waste bin: portable batteries (found in laptops/cell phones/hearing aids/watches/portable cameras/torches/electric toothbrushes/razors/hand-held vacuum cleaners), rechargeable batteries and domestic batteries (AA/AAA/9 volt).

These can be recycled at most shops and supermarkets which sell batteries, or they can be taken to household recycling centres (HRCs).

Residents are advised that small household fire extinguishers and non-refillable gas bottle canisters (used for small cooking heaters BBQ) should also not be put in the black waste bin.

If the small non-refillable gas bottles have no fluid or gas inside, they can be recycled with plastics and cans at kerbside BUT if they have anything left in them, they should be taken them to HRCs.

Household fire extinguishers should also be taken to a HRC.

For a full list of what can be recycled in Wrexham, visit Wrexham Council's website.