GRÜNSPECHT 141-00, Instructions For Use Manual

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7. Information about Disposal
The heat plaster is only intended to be used once. After use, you can dispose of
the GRÜNSPECHT “Natural heat plaster”, easily and in an environmentally-fri-
endly manner. In place of the sodium chloride salt used in many heat plasters,
the GRÜNSPECHT “Natural heat plaster” contains potassium chloride, which
is also used in plant fertilisers. Potassium is a plant nutrient, which is why,
after usage and cooling, the plaster filling can be disposed of in bio waste or
compost.
Attention! Prior to disposal, leave the heat plaster uncovered and allow it
to cool completely – this can take up to 48 hours, depending on the ambient
temperature. If it is emptied too early, and the plaster filling is still hot, this can
lead to injuries (risk of inflammation and burns!)
As soon as the plaster is completely cool, knead it with your hand, so that the
plaster filling is broken into small pieces. Then carefully open the plaster on
the narrow edge using scissors and empty the filling into your bio-waste or
compost.
Attention! When disposing of the plaster filling, make sure that you avoid
direct contact between the plaster filling and mucous membranes – if contact
should occur, then follow the safety instructions under Point 5.
We recommend disposal of one plaster filling to 10 litres of compost or
bio-waste, in order to ensure sufficient dilution. When using in household
compost, the quantity of heat plasters to be disposed of over a longer period
of time is a maximum of four plasters a month (in accordance with a study by
the Frauenhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, 2019).
Do not use the plaster filling for ornamental plants.
Only the outside sleeve of the plaster, the backing paper and the airtight
packaging must be separated by material type and disposed of in household
waste and taken to the relevant recycling scheme. Please be aware of regi-
onal disposal guidelines.
8. Constituents
Iron powder, water, vermiculite, active carbon, salt (potassium chloride).