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Re: Waste Oil Container

To: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
Subject: Re: Waste Oil Container
From: Pat Horne <roadsters@hornesystemstx.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:55:14 -0600
My understanding is that ANY brake fluid in waste oil makes the whole 
batch of oil too polluted to recycle and it must be disposed of. I have 
no personal knowledge of this, but I have been told this by several 
recycling locations. There is even a sign at the my local 
recycle-it-yourself center that the county runs near my house that says 
this. Anyone know for sure?

As for antifreeze, there is a company in Austin Tx. that recycles 
antifreeze, but they won't talk to you unless you have several hundred 
gallons. The county recycling place takes antifreeze, you just leave the 
jug in the pile that others have left.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Mark Andy:
>
> Howdy,
>
> On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, Elton E. (Tony) Clark wrote:
>> *I have umteem places that will accept my waste oil but I can't come 
>> up with any place that will take my waste brake fluid or antifreeze . 
>> . Any ideas?*
>
> Given all the other crap in used motor oil and the relatively tiny 
> amount of brake fluid, I'd just put the brake fluid in the used oil.
>
> Antifreeze I'd put down the drain, with plenty of tap water to dilute it.
>
> Mark
>


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