Anti Freeze

I'm just curious what the people pulling rads are doing with the anti freeze. The other fluids I can figure out or find answers to, but the anti freeze seems to be a problem.

Tia



Devo

In the US the only restrictions are not to put it into a septic tank. Of course there are some common sense off limits also.

Just make sure you keep it where pets can't get to it. It's deadly to them. I drop mine off for free at a local repair shop and they recycle it.

I'm just curious what the people pulling rads are doing with the anti freeze. The other fluids I can figure out or find answers to, but the anti freeze seems to be a problem.

Check with your municipality. In Ottawa, most garages will take it. If you're close to Ottawa, the following link will help.

http://app01.ottawa.ca/takeitback/Bu...d_id=3&lang=en

Ours resells it as well.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Our local junkyard sells clean filtered used for a dollar a gallon. Just an idea,,

I have alot of older stuff that does not have overflow tanks. I filter and re-use the antifreeze.

i pour it into the oil

If you pour it into the oil then it makes it really hard to sell the oil.

im not selling it sperately, i just throw all the fluids into the engine oil filler and let my yard deal with it

Funny how the brain works sometimes isn't it. I could make the leap to figure out what to do with all the other fluids, but it never occurred to me to filter the AF and then sell it at a discount to others. Thanks all for bursting the brain fart bubble.

the oils i use to heat the garage and the antifreeze i bring to my work we recycle it and we pay a guy to come get it every month weather the tank is full or not .

AF does not go "bad", it can loose the rust inhibitor additive, mostly it get dirty. I pour mine into 5 gallon buckets with a lid, let it sit for 3-4 weeks(dirt and rust goes to the bottom) and then reuse it or give it away to the poor drivers with old junkers in my area.

I feed the neighborhood cats with it. Just kidding. Where I used to live one of the local parts stores had a recycle day every month. oil, antifreeze, you name it. It all got poured into the same collection bin and they did whatever with it. Just come and drop it off.

I would assume there is something similar around here, but have not had to look for it yet.