where do you dispose the waste fluid and oil? any place (pepboys?) receive these for free?

 

Coolant: Pour it down the toilet or water drain. Make sure the little animals don't have access to it.

Oil: Store it in a bottle or gallon container and take it to Autozone, strauss auto or any place you purchase oil. Most of them will take it for free.

 

I thought coolant is not environmental safe to pour down into the sewer system.

 

I've been wondering about coolant too, still have it in containers in my garage cause advanced auto parts wont take it.

I'm not sure if its safe to pour down drains, but it does dilute in water, so maybe it being poured into so much water would dilute it to the point where it wont kill the animals??!

 

Coolant have a sweet scent. If consume by small animals, it will kill them easily. Best way to despose of it is by drain or any place animals don't have access. If it kills rats in the drain or sewage, than so be it. :-)

 

if you're going to pour one poison down the drain then why not the other?It's not. Please DO NOT pour either down the drain.

Check your local landfill/dump (if you have one). Mine takes oil all year and has 2 weekends/year to dispose of hazardous materials.

 

Just pour it in your backyard...no probs right?





please do not do this!

 

You need to recycle OIL, but not Coolant.

 

You need to dispose of coolant properly, and that does NOT include down a drain.

 

Hmm, Not in my state. Probably every states have different guidelines. I'm not saying you are wrong. What we do is just flushing it down the drain. I was told never leave puddle of coolant on the ground. It gives out a sweet scent that attracts animals.

Anybody is nyc, correct me if i'm wrong.

 

NY law:

-Never dispose of antifreeze down a storm sewer or on the ground.
-If you can not find a location to recycle your antifreeze and you are connected to a local sewage treatment plant, call your local sewage treatment plant to see if they can adequately handle this waste. If so, small amounts of antifreeze may be safely poured down the sink or toilet diluted with plenty of water (at least one gallon of water per pint of antifreeze).
-If your waste water leads to a septic tank or cesspool rather than a sewer system, do not dispose of your antifreeze this way. It will damage both systems as well as harm the groundwater. You should ask a friend or relative whose home is connected to a sewer to dispose of it for you, or save it for a household hazardous waste collection program.

Wow...I'm amazed NY allows that.

 

Actually there's conflicting info... maybe it depends on the type of antifreeze?

Most commercially available antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, a chemical that helps to control the temperature of the water in a vehicle’s radiator. During its life in a vehicle, antifreeze may become contaminated with fuel or heavy metal particles and grit. If the levels of dissolved metals, such as lead or cadmium, are high enough, used antifreeze may be a hazardous waste. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) requires a hazardous waste determination on used antifreeze unless it is recycled in a totally enclosed system.

Do not dispose of antifreeze down the drain, in sewers, or into streams. Never drain the antifreeze from your car onto the street.

 

NYC motor oil disposal sites.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dos/html/pressrel/lpr0338.html

 

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