Dispose of bearings?

[azumi]

Can I dispose bearings in the household garbage?

Does it make even sense to by good bearings in order to clean and relubricate them?

[magichow]

Ask your local council or equiv.

Does it make sense to buy good bearings? Yes. Does it make sense to spend time cleaning / servicing them? Probably not unless you can't afford to replace them.

[azumi]

I've heard that some relubricate their bearings with ripe oil. I assume it's best for the environment.

[magichow]

Depends on objective. If you want them to last longer a good dollop of lithium grease injected with a syringe will keep the crap out. Increases drag though. Light oil reduces drag but gets washed out.