Kids, trash was put in paper bags, Hepatitis. Answer inside

some google got this:

Readers Digest

Because they were sharp (and often contaminated with skin, hair, and occasionally blood) you couldn’t just throw the blades in the trash with the rest of your garbage. People had tried that in the 30s and 40s when trash was regularly burned and the ashes spread in gardens, but razor blades generally survived the low heat of a trash fire and became a huge hazard for gardeners. The fact that there might be razor blades in your garden is definitely something you want to keep in mind when thinking about hidden home dangers you should never ignore.

Also, livestock and kids could them.

In response to this post by chemhokie

Posted: 02/25/2021 at 11:34PM

I threw away at least a dozen old razors cleaning out the medicine cabinet. -- Alan11 02/25/2021 4:45PM

I have some aloe cream in a bottle dated 1992. ** -- MikeVT85 02/25/2021 10:33PM

The HELL are U DOING??????? -- accfootballrules 02/25/2021 6:41PM

I saw pictures of old houses that apparently had slots in the wall for -- AbsolutVT03 02/25/2021 5:06PM

Truth, we actually had those, a slot in the back of the medicine cabinet... -- `lag 02/25/2021 5:20PM

It is really weird to come across a big pile of them -- chemhokie 02/25/2021 9:05PM

The other side of the story... -- `lag 02/25/2021 9:40PM

I agree, strange that that would ever be a thing -- chemhokie 02/25/2021 11:12PM

I also wonder if builder's trash in the wall isn't a "I was here" statement -- `lag 02/26/2021 08:44AM

Kids, trash was put in paper bags, Hepatitis. Answer inside -- VaTechie 02/25/2021 11:34PM

Wow, Readers Digest fits the timeline and that would fit what I was... -- `lag 02/26/2021 08:50AM

Interesting, I assumed it was concern that people would get cut but... -- chemhokie 02/26/2021 12:02AM

My first three was a guest, but it made sense when I read the article ** -- VaTechie 02/26/2021 12:29AM

Had one of those slots too....years and years ago ** -- ColoVT82 02/25/2021 6:04PM

Standard feature of medicine cabinets for generations. -- PhotoHokieNC 02/25/2021 5:48PM

True dat ** -- MAHokie69 02/25/2021 7:55PM

Cutting out clutter? ** -- statmanfromHCyrs 02/25/2021 4:57PM

/** -- `lag 02/25/2021 5:24PM

That and looking for a fresh razor blade. Took a while but I found 3. ** -- Alan11 02/25/2021 5:04PM

Try to start a pun thread goes awry by a whisker ** -- statmanfromHCyrs 02/25/2021 5:31PM

A real toe stubble. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/25/2021 5:49PM

Kids, trash was put in paper bags, Hepatitis. Answer inside

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