What do you do with old oil???
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Our weekly garbage pickup service takes it as long as it is in a milk jug. Just leave it next to the garbage can, and they load it up
I take to the state ran dump
Take it to our Checker Autoparts store,from there,I dont really care where it ends up
I collect my used oil in a 5 gallon gas container. I let the filters drain and take them along with the oil to the local recycling center. No charge for city residents.
If I'm going to short of bar oil for my chainsaw for the day, I'll add some used motor oil in with the remaining bar oil.
I do wonder how bad used motor oil is for the environment compared to new bar oil as I don't think bar oil is premium grade stuff, just whatever is left.
Maybe I'm just adding trace elements back into the forest?
Ian
I do wonder how bad used motor oil is for the environment compared to new bar oil as I don't think bar oil is premium grade stuff, just whatever is left.
Maybe I'm just adding trace elements back into the forest?
Ian
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
Originally Posted By: Vilan
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
I have worked at many repair shops, dealt with many GM V-6 engines, and I'd have to ask "Where does this caramel colored mix of coolant and oil go?" The answer was the oil tank.
That in mind, don't mix the two together intentionally, and cause the auto parts store to have problems.
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
I have worked at many repair shops, dealt with many GM V-6 engines, and I'd have to ask "Where does this caramel colored mix of coolant and oil go?" The answer was the oil tank.
That in mind, don't mix the two together intentionally, and cause the auto parts store to have problems.
I did not know that. What about other petroleum based fluids? I Wouldn't think that would matter given the method by which it is re-refined.
Many years ago I gave it to a neighbor who had a Chevy van that burnt oil like crazy, he used it for make up oil. I would also run it through a very fine strainer and add it to the home heating oil tank. This was done in very small quantities a gallon or so at a time. I never had a problem, and it beat putting it out for trash. Now it goes back to AAP to be recycled because I have gas heat.
Frank D
Frank D
Originally Posted By: Vilan
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
+1 The approved disposal method for coolant is to flush it down a sanitary sewer (toilet) connected to a municipal sewage treatment plant. If you have a septic system, very small amounts spread over days can be flushed, but not too much at one time, or you can disrupt the organic balance of the system.
Drew
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
+1 The approved disposal method for coolant is to flush it down a sanitary sewer (toilet) connected to a municipal sewage treatment plant. If you have a septic system, very small amounts spread over days can be flushed, but not too much at one time, or you can disrupt the organic balance of the system.
Drew
Used oil, used trans. fluid, used P/S fluid, used gear oil gets mixed together and given to a neighbor who manages a heavy equipment dealership, and burns it in used oil furnaces to heat the shop.
Used coolant goes down the drain in the floor of my garage, which is connected to a sewage treatment facility. This is completely safe.
Used coolant goes down the drain in the floor of my garage, which is connected to a sewage treatment facility. This is completely safe.
Originally Posted By: Drew2000
Originally Posted By: Vilan
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
+1 The approved disposal method for coolant is to flush it down a sanitary sewer (toilet) connected to a municipal sewage treatment plant. If you have a septic system, very small amounts spread over days can be flushed, but not too much at one time, or you can disrupt the organic balance of the system.
Drew
Since when is pouring antifreeze down a sewer system appropriate? Show me the EPA link to this!
Originally Posted By: Vilan
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
+1 The approved disposal method for coolant is to flush it down a sanitary sewer (toilet) connected to a municipal sewage treatment plant. If you have a septic system, very small amounts spread over days can be flushed, but not too much at one time, or you can disrupt the organic balance of the system.
Drew
Since when is pouring antifreeze down a sewer system appropriate? Show me the EPA link to this!
Originally Posted By: Drew2000
Originally Posted By: Vilan
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
+1 The approved disposal method for coolant is to flush it down a sanitary sewer (toilet) connected to a municipal sewage treatment plant. If you have a septic system, very small amounts spread over days can be flushed, but not too much at one time, or you can disrupt the organic balance of the system.
Drew
This is what I do with my used coolant too.
I was told by a guy that owns a company that manufactures water testing reagents for HP. He told me the only reason that coolant is considered hazardous waste is because the coolant is in contact with the solder in radiators and someone got the idea that this contact leaches lead into the coolant.
I also read something similar, but I don't recall if the article was sympathetic or contrary to the above statement.
Originally Posted By: Vilan
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
No, actually I mix up all the fluids with the oil and put it in the oil recycler tank. Seems better than dumping it in a hole or something.
Mixing antifreeze with your oil is worse than dumping it in a hole, because now you've messed up the whole drum of waste oil.
+1 The approved disposal method for coolant is to flush it down a sanitary sewer (toilet) connected to a municipal sewage treatment plant. If you have a septic system, very small amounts spread over days can be flushed, but not too much at one time, or you can disrupt the organic balance of the system.
Drew
This is what I do with my used coolant too.
I was told by a guy that owns a company that manufactures water testing reagents for HP. He told me the only reason that coolant is considered hazardous waste is because the coolant is in contact with the solder in radiators and someone got the idea that this contact leaches lead into the coolant.
I also read something similar, but I don't recall if the article was sympathetic or contrary to the above statement.
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Since when is pouring antifreeze down a sewer system appropriate? Show me the EPA link to this!
EPA link
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DO NOT mix with other vehicle fluids
DO NOT mix with other solid or hazardous
wastes
DO NOT discharge to soils, storm sewers, or
surface waters.
Used antifreeze MAY ONLY be discharged to
the sanitary sewer with approval from the local
sewer authority.
Used antifreeze that is not recycled is subject to
all applicable requirements of chs. NR 500 to 520
and 600 to 685, Wis. Adm. Code.
Since when is pouring antifreeze down a sewer system appropriate? Show me the EPA link to this!
EPA link
Quote:
DO NOT mix with other vehicle fluids
DO NOT mix with other solid or hazardous
wastes
DO NOT discharge to soils, storm sewers, or
surface waters.
Used antifreeze MAY ONLY be discharged to
the sanitary sewer with approval from the local
sewer authority.
Used antifreeze that is not recycled is subject to
all applicable requirements of chs. NR 500 to 520
and 600 to 685, Wis. Adm. Code.
I don't bother with my own anti-freeze changes, so I only deal with oil and transmission fluid. Those gets taken to Jiffy Lube to be disposed of.
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