Motor Oil and other fluids

No this is not another "which oil" should I use thread, more of a where do most of you "do it yourself'ers" dispose of the old oil and fluids? (i.e. Brake fluid, Fork Oil, Anti-freeze, etc.) Since it's getting time to do an oil change and I'll also be servicing my forks and installing steel braided clutch/brake lines soon, I'm sure to have a bunch of old fluid to dispose of.

Cheers

 

I was wondering the same thing. I googled about brake fluid and found this answer on another forum that I will copy here:

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Originally Posted by PETDOC
I was wondering if anyone has "THE" answer on the proper disposal of used DOT 3/4 brake fluid. After a Google search I found two states (PA and MN) state if uncontaminated mix it with used motor oil, but I found other web sites state "DO NOT MIX WITH MOTOR OIL!". Also found recommendations to combine it with kitty litter and let it evaporate. But what do you then do with the kitty litter?
Any factual information will be greatly appreciated.
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There answere is there is no "THE" answer, but;

I happen to work in the hazardous waste business (whoopie, I know) and get questions like this alot from clients and friends. The short answer is if you want to recycle it mix it with the oil as stated above. It all goes to a secondary refinery where it is processed and split into fractions, then sent to other refiners/blenders to be either returned to the production cycle, or if it's too heavy it'll go to a cement kiln for burner fuel.

AZRamjet, there is an exemption in the federal hazardous waste regulations for "housesold hazardous waste" (HHW) which pretty much says that as long as it's coming from a homeowner it can go in the trash for disposal, no matter how hazardous/toxic it is. I know not the most tree hugging hippy alternative but it's there. However, USEPA says that states may impose more stringent regulations than those published by the feds so YOUR state may regulate it that way, not all do, and most do not.

As far as the kitty litter slurry, it can go into the trash as well under the HHW exemption, if not more stringently regulated by your state.

I would imagine that many of the counties in states that have eliminated the HHW exemption have a Tox-Away-Day type program where they either collect them throughout the year or have annaul collection days for you to drop them off. Here in Indiana where liberals are pretty scarce, and therefore so is envirronmental regulation, the local Solid Waste Management Districts do the tox-away thing.

If you want to go all Erin Brockovitch google up 40 CFR 264 and read some boring crap, or just put it in the shitcan and be done with it

 

Thanks Guys. Derstuka, the OC Recycling center is about 8 miles from me so I'll probably check them out.

Cheers!

 

Brake fluid is a petrochemical AND it evaporates pretty quickly. I would not worry about it ending up in your disposed oil.

Jose