to hand a meat cleaver in at the police station?

[PyongyangKipperbang]

I know this sounds daft, but I cant think of anything else safe to do with it!

It came with a set of fancy knives I bought some years ago, frankly it scared the crap out of me and with (then) young kids in the house I hid it away. Found it recently in its case and I want rid of it. Its not something I would ever use.

Thing is, normally I would charity shop stuff like that but obviously cant, same with freecycle etc. I cant just chuck it away, not safe. And I dont feel happy putting it in the metal recycling at the tip as people have to sort through that stuff and it is like a razor blade.

Any other ideas?!

What a lot of histeria over a knife !!
tip - it’s sorted my a machine - doh ! as it’s full of sharp rusty metal
bin
offer it io on street whatapp school whatapp
local catering college

I do agree

Imagine if everyone took their old knives to the police

The sword and the shotgun carriages sure

I'm not trying to make anyone do anything

It was just another suggestion among many, in response to a post asking for suggestions. True, it's not from the precise subcategory of suggestions OP requested, but then a request isn't a binding command.

OP asked what how to get rid of it, saying she's scared of it. It's no fun being forced into decisions by fear. Tools like this are often more frightening when you're unfamiliar with them, and once you know how to use them safely, they stop being so big and scary and take on more realistic dimensions. Knowing more about how it can be safely used could be helpful in dispelling the excessive fear, so she can more freely decide whether or not she wants to try using it, or whether or not it merits a space in her kitchen, and if not, how to dispose of it.

That was in response to this post. Somehow I forgot to quote 🙄

I’m incapacitated by fear. I’ve kitchen knives, and craft knives, and even a scythe in the shed. Oh my god, I’ve just remembered I’ve got a hatchet out there too… 😱

I’m going to need an organisation even more important than the police to dispose of these nightmares! Does anybody have the contact details of the SAS?

I'd just put it in a bin bag with the other rubbish to go to landfill. I'd wrap it up in newspaper so there wasn't a risk of it splitting the bag, but that's all you need to do. Police generally aren't interested in legitimately-held knives, they care about illegal knives and especially illegally-carried knives.

If you really want to take it to the police station or give it to someone in a pub/restaurant, this would count as a legitimate reason to be carrying a knife in public, but make sure it's securely wrapped and taped up and it's a good idea to carry a preprinted note stating your intentions. If the police search you and find you carrying a knife, they may be persuaded that you were just taking it to the police station to hand it in if you have a letter explaining that's what you are doing, the knife is securely packaged and you are actually travelling between your home and the police station.

Remember that carrying a fixed-blade knife or one with a blade longer than three inches is a serious offence if you don't have a valid reason to be carrying one. A court will determine whether your reason is "valid enough" or not, so it's important to protect yourself as much as possible and plan the act of disposal carefully.

To be honest, typing all this has just made me more convinced than ever that I'd just chuck it in the bin to go to landfill.

Stick it in the recycling. Put it in a plastic bottle if you're worried about the plastic (cut a bit off the bottle, put the knife it, tape it shut). That's what we did when managing a park where people would regularly hide knives.

Costco or Kirkland if I remember right 😭

Fold a bit of cardboard in half, stick the cleaver in between, sellotape it and chuck it in your bin.

if every time anyone had something sharp to dispose of they took it to the police they would be inundated. Knife amnesties are for kids who have knives bought by themselves to inflict wounds… not for householders to get rid of their unwanted stuff.