Frontpage > Branches > Rescue service equipment > Portable fire extinguishers > Removal from use Removal from use Portable fire extinguisher outlets provide information on the disposal of portable fire extinguishers. Pressure-bearing portable fire extinguishers may not be discarded as municipal waste. Empty portable fire extinguishers constitute metal waste. Elsewhere on the Net Notified Bodies Updated 12/11/2010 Page top Share link Print page