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Disposing of used anti-freeze

in the sink ,,,it gets treated at the waste plant .I called on this before and was told it was ok ,,unless it was large quanities such as 30-40 gallons . Absolutly not in the storm sewer . That what water plant told me anyways .
 
Bad advice,How may sink drains are connected to a treatment plant.Antifreeze is a deadly poison,A small amount will kill a dog a cat or a child.It is very sweet even in a 50/50 mix.Junk yard and service stations will take it and despose of it properly.I use it to top off my tractors and truck.This one of my negative posts, hope it smartens you up a bit.
 
If that works for you fine . I was "smartened up " when I called the waste water treatment plant and asked what they suggested. The only sink or drain it goes in is in my shop .I don't see how it could possibly get into any other sink or drain system. I follow EPA approved disposal methods for all hazzardous materials
i use in the shop.
 
WAS told the same thing around here; dump it in the sanitary sewer system...(city)... But I live in the country and have my own septic system....So, I don"t really care for that methiod of disposal.... I store my old anti-freeze in jugs or a barrel, and then bring it to a disposal site...There are places that recycle anti-freeze....... Waste oil is nooo problem to get rid of,,, one local operation has even come out to my place and pumped it from my barrels,, otherwise, I just drop off the full barrels at a local salvage yard and swap for empty barrels,,,, It don"t hurt to check around and see if someone has a need for the waste products.. Both these places burn waste oil for heat.... Glad to hear that there are people interested in keeping our good old earth cleaner... Thanks for the care and concern..
 
The newer antifreeze is more user friendly than the older type. I would be more concerned about where I store my windshield washer fluid than antifreeze.

The see thru bottle on washer fluid makes the blue liquid inside it very attractive to toddlers and youngsters. They don't know what the "Cross Bone" symbol on the washer fluid container means. These bottles are just as easy if not easier to open than the antifreeze bottles.
 
Knew an old codger when I lived in Clarksville, IN who disposed of his by soaking it up with cheap cat food and setting it out in a bowl behind his house. The guy hated cats and dogs, especially those owned by other people. Thank goodness, he's passed away now.
 
I put mine in the numerous old tractors with empty cooling systems that keep following me home. When I am done with the restoration I replace with new anti-freeze and on to the next. Remember restoring tractors stimulates the economy LOL!
 
The same thing in our area in Wisconsin. If you are connected to the sewer system you can flush it down the toilet.
 
Take it to your local Jiffy Lube or Zippy Lube, they will take it, and also used oil, someone picks it up, they sell it to a recycler i think, i know they do the used oil.
 
They use it in farm tractor tires around here since the calcium chloride is harder to dispose of. Our local Case/IH dealer won't touch a tire with calcium in it. I'm getting lots of tomatoes
now. Don't think we will can any this year since we did a lot of them last year. Hal
 
The big problem is blue dyed soft drinks put up in gallon jugs .Cant understand why this is done.If consumers refused to buy the blue soft drinks it would help.Auto salvage yards test and sell used antifreeze here.Seems stupid to run it down a sink drain.
 
I filter mine through a paint filter, then put it in the tractor that I have been meaning to repair the hole in the radiator on for a coupla years. Don't know what happens to it!
 
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