Environmental & Sustainability

How do air horns work?

The handheld Hornet Sport rechargeable electric air horn uses a small electric compressor which pumps air through a mechanical trumpet to achieve in excess of 121 decibels of sound. This is the same sound at the same volume as disposable compressed gas air horns, but for a much longer duration (20 times longer) per battery charge than a single disposable gas air horn.

Not All Air Horns Are Created Equal

Disposable compressed gas air horns have proven to be unreliable and are extremely bad for the environment. A single 5 oz. can will only last a minute or so at best, it may not work at all in cold weather, and its sound volume diminishes the longer you use it. It also uses an extremely potent greenhouse gas as a propellant versus the Hornet Sport rechargeable electric air horn only uses air, and it will reliably...

Are disposable gas air horns recyclable?

Disposable gas air horns are not typically recyclable through regular curbside recycling because they are pressurized containers, which pose safety hazards unless properly handled. Because of this special handling requirement, the perfectly good metal they are made with often does not get reused. Here are the issues, and here are the possible solutions for recycling

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