Glass grinder waste and clay trap

So not entirely sure where this belongs today, (ceramics for the clay trap aspect, or glassworking) but if one were to bring their own glass grinder to the space to work a stained glass project before the expansion, how would one best handle cleanup of the wet glass grinder waste? I can see decanting most of the lube mix back into a jar for transport, but the wet mud of glass fragments is often a pain. The most correct answer is probably to try to scrape them out into the trash and wipe up the rest with paper towels. But If the clay trap is suitable, the easy way would be to simply rinse the glass grinder waste down the janitors sink and call it a day. Any thoughts if this is a suitable way to handle it?

Any other areas of concern about working a stained glass project on the workshop tables?

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In a general sense, anything that is fine particled and (mostly) inorganic is okay for the clay trap. Large, stabby waste can tear the liner bag making a total mess and one’s sandwich leftovers become so foul that we retch when pulling the trap out to clean (there were rotting greens, super unpleasant). You should be okay from a trap perspective, I’ll leave it to others to weigh in on appropriate for plumbing perspectives.

Thanks for thinking of us and asking the question!