Posted: April 13, 2026
Taking proper care of your grill tank helps ensure that your grill will be ready and available for you to use it whenever the mood or the occasion strikes. Not only that, but proper care and maintenance also can add years onto a propane cylinder’s lifespan.
This maintenance includes tracking your fuel levels, keeping your cylinder’s valve closed when your grill is not in use, routine inspections for leaks and drying off moisture whenever necessary.
Following these tips can definitely help a homeowner get the most out of his or her grill tank. However, your grill tank will still not last forever. Tanks do have a shelf life and, even if they are not old, they can get corroded and damaged and need to be replaced.
Therefore, the question becomes how do you get rid of a propane grill tank? Anyone who grills should know the answer to this question so let’s get to it!
Your grill tank cannot go in your regular trash or recycling. In worst-case scenarios this can cause explosions and is, therefore, not safe. In fact, the majority of trash haulers and dumps will not even accept propane cylinders.
What you should do instead is contact your local household hazardous waste collection program or your local public works department. They may be able to take your cylinders.
You can also bring old propane cylinders to a propane provider that offers cylinder exchanges. However, until your cylinders are absolutely no longer usable you should bring them to Buster Brown Propane to get them refilled.
If you want to make sure that your propane cylinders are full and ready to be used for grilling or heating water in your RV, bring them to Buster Brown Propane to be refilled. All you need to do is swing by one of our offices (we have locations in New Caney and Cleveland, Texas) during regular business hours and one of our employees will fill your cylinder up for you.
There are several reasons to refill a cylinder over an exchange.
The first is that refilling propane cylinders usually costs less per pound of propane than exchanging them does. Exchanges also typically involve hidden fees while there are often no additional charges for refills. Additionally, purchasing a propane cylinder that you are going to refill multiple times is often more advantageous financially than exchanging cylinders on a very regular basis.
When you exchange a cylinder you give up any fuel that is still inside that cylinder. This is a waste of both resources and money. You don’t lose any fuel when you refill a tank — you keep what is already in there and just add more to it.
Whether you need a grill tank refilled or need more fuel for a larger propane tank that keeps your home heating system up and running Buster Brown Propane is here to help. In addition to cylinder refills, we also offer fuel deliveries, tank installations and wireless tank monitoring.
Contact Buster Brown Propane today to find out more about the propane services we offer throughout the East Texas area.