Recycling waste antifreeze?
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have you checked with your landfill to see if they recycle ?
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It says most counties in Washington have a collections site but it does not list them.
It says most counties in Washington have a collections site but it does not list them.
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Nope, hadn't considered that. I'll check into it tomorrow. I contacted a local radiator shop today, but the employee said I needed to talk to the owner around lunch tomorrow to get specifics.
Dan, thanks. I'm googling for ID now.
It may not help you much, but I used a local guy at work before I retired (Army) that came and got it from us. He even supplied the containers (300 gallon). I still use him, though my residence requires that I take it to him. He recycles it and is MORE than happy to take it. Check your phone book and Google for recycling, etc.
When I search for "anti-freeze recycling" and my city, he comes up.
When I search for "anti-freeze recycling" and my city, he comes up.
With that said, I no longer take my oils to Wal-Mart, Auto-Zone, etc. I had a place in my last residence that would come get it from my 55g drum, just had to call them. 
I just hate trying to explain to the inbread trailer-park stud
behind the counter that my Cruisers take 8 quarts, the PSD takes 15, and I have 6 registered vehicles, so I use a little bit of oil. 
I just hate trying to explain to the inbread trailer-park stud
behind the counter that my Cruisers take 8 quarts, the PSD takes 15, and I have 6 registered vehicles, so I use a little bit of oil. 
Google for "household hazardous waste" + where you live.
in some municipalities you can pour it down the drain,
Yep, lots of wastewater treatment plants have the capacity to remove antifreeze in their processing.
A 'Green Living' guide I got several years ago for my area actually recommended this method of disposal.
Ethylene glycol is bio degradable, its bacteria food and they love it they break it down into safe compounds rather quickly usually less than a few days. if released in streams and other water ways the following bacterial explosion can use up all the oxygen in the water suffocating other organisms like fish. no such problem in the sewer system and it will be consumed before coming out of the treatment ponds,
some cities don't allow it, some do, some have limits on how much daily so contact your water waste department and see what they recommend.
some cities don't allow it, some do, some have limits on how much daily so contact your water waste department and see what they recommend.
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I'm not in a municipality. I'm rural and on a septic system. It's not going down my drain.
Maybe I could bring it to town....So, dumping it out in the woods would be an acceptable method of disposal by your post? Sounds great!
that is not what I said, until it degrades it is still highly toxic so dumping it in the woods is still dangerous to wild life,
Ceptic tank should be able to handle a small portion a day spread out over a few days.
I have been through environmental training for de-icing, we use heated ethylene glycol mixed with water by the 55 gallon drum.
Ceptic tank should be able to handle a small portion a day spread out over a few days.
I have been through environmental training for de-icing, we use heated ethylene glycol mixed with water by the 55 gallon drum.
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Well, according to the MSDS, ethelene glycol is biodegradeable. That being said, they also say to dispose of waste in accordance with fed, state, and local env regs.
See Sections 11 & 12. I'm surprised at the low toxicity to fish.
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Ethylene_glycol-9927167
See Sections 11 & 12. I'm surprised at the low toxicity to fish.
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Ethylene_glycol-9927167
The threat to fish is more from oxygen deprivation from the bacterial/alge bloom than from the toxicity of the glycol itself.
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Hijack:I have people bring me their waste oil in the fall/winter. I run it into my woodstove in the shop and burn it. Sure does increase the BTU output over wood alone.
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Do you have any specifics on this? I've only gotten as far as filling a squirt bottle w/ waste oil, then hosing down the logs before the morning lightoff.
I'm wondering if it is practical to set up a drip nozzle inside the stove, allowing oil to drip, drip, drip down into the center of the firebox, hopefully on some burning logs.
Good info on the antifreeze.
Tried to figure out what I was "supposed" to do here in City of Atlanta awhile back and just got the runaround. Seemed like if you weren't a business they don't care.
Tried to figure out what I was "supposed" to do here in City of Atlanta awhile back and just got the runaround. Seemed like if you weren't a business they don't care.
Thanks Raven.
I like this answer. Just the engine/gear oil and ATF from 5 cruisers a jeep and a boat is piling up pretty quick. Didn't want to have to start saving up antifreeze for trips to the recycler as well.
I like this answer. Just the engine/gear oil and ATF from 5 cruisers a jeep and a boat is piling up pretty quick. Didn't want to have to start saving up antifreeze for trips to the recycler as well.