This may sound like a dumb question, but I don't think I read any info on the subject. I'm curious what to do with the waste naphtha and lye solutions. I assume you pour them down the drain, but what if you have a septic system. I wouldn't dump it outside, but will it do any damage to a septic system.
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What do you do with the waste products
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ChemicalEudaemonia
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The main concern is killing off the systemic bacteria, but a little bit of lye won't do it. People with septics infact use it all the time to clean their drains. I dunno about the naptha, but I wouldn't do it. Who knows how it'd react with the system. I dump most my naptha back into a spare can to be used for household applications (degreasing, fuel/fire starter) and sometimes for little quantities I just pour it out onto the driveway to evaporate.
The best thing to do is to recycle, meaning use it for your next extraction! There might even still be some spice lingering in there.