im flushing out my coolant this weekend. just wondering where you guys get rid of it?? does discount auto, or auto zone dispose of it?? thanks in advance!

 

go the fire department.....

 

No body I have found takes it. They all take oil, but no one does coolant. Try a dealer. I hate to say it, but I take the lazy way out. I made like 10 calls about this a while back, and parts store people were like "well, you could dump it". Let us know. I would do the right thing if I could.......

 

the gutter...

couldn't find anyplace to take it

 

my front lawn..

 

well the exact spot i dumped it was streight onto the concrete outside my garage ... which drained into my neighbor's vegitable and flower garden. the plants are just fine so i'd expect it doesn't hurt it too much.

 

I dotn realy think that the coolant will cause a problem down the drain. They jsut say to not dump in int he street, or anywhere that it would make a puddle because animals will drink it and get poisoned.

 

Some fire departments have recycling stations that take oil, antifreeze and other stuff. I know Oveido's used to when I live out that way. It might not be an immediate threat to dump it anywhere. But it needs to be disposed of properly. The fire dept will know where to take it.

 

there is a place that takes it near the environmental center, its like the seminole county hazardous collection area, or dumping center or something, they take all sorts of chemicals. Its off 17-92.

 

You neigbors are gonna have mutant children...

I used to dump it in the grass, over a big area and it usually kills the grass, at least it does at northgate.

 

you mean i wasnt supposed to drink it?

 

I heard it keeps you warm in the winter and cool all summer long.

 

Guys, keep in mind that if anyone see you dump it and reports it that it is a $5,000 fine. No joke. Also, I hate to be environmentally friendly but dumping it or digging a hole for it or anything else like that means it eventually ends up in somebody's water. Theres only so much water on this sand bar we live on. ALL dumps will take it and ALL fire departments legally have to, they just don't like to. Some chemical companies (several in Lake county) will take it because its a sugar-based compound and they can turn it into a non-toxic form w/ realative ease and recieve tax credits for it. If worst comes to worst, mix it in w/ the oil you're dropping off @ Discount or Autozone and just make sure it's mixed in enough to where they won't see it if they watch you. When they send it off to get reprocessed they'll get charged something like $.0025 per gallon that they have to separate out. Considering they get paid $.01 per gallon by the company and get a tax credit of $.03/gallon for taking it, it doesn't really make me feel bad.

 

Ethylene Glycol is an ingrediant in some shampoos. Its not that bad.

Lance

 

it kills animals that drink it.......and at the very least puts humans into a coma, or kills them.

im sure the amount thats in shampoo is very small.