antifreeze recycling in Wa state

Went down to the local auto parts store to drop off my anti freeze and they tell me no one takes it, have to go to a recycling center.

I know I dropped off stuff last year, must be a new law here in Seattle or maybe it is all of washington state? Hotrodders 0, Govt 1

curious if this is a Seattle thing or all of Washington.. or country wide now.

 

I am in New York, and I tried getting rid of a 5 gallon pail of anti freeze. Had a shop that would accept it but would charge me a proportionate amount based on the cost of a 55 gallon drum. Two other shops just said "dump it out back"what's the big deal? I don't claim to be a tree hugger but I won't do that.... I have a shop I found that takes my waste oil for their waste oil burner...they accept the anti freeze just to get my oil I think.
So my guess is the place you brought it to, doesn't want to shoulder the cost of disposal

 

Dumping it on the ground or storm drains isn't responsible, it is poisonous, and tastes sweet to animals and pets. Believe it or not, if you have a sewage treatment facility in your town flushing it down the toilet is the environmentally responsible thing to do.

 

Take it to a Auto Zone store. They are really dumb in these stores. Tell them it's green oil.

 

Do a quick google search. It's amazing what information is out on the web.

 

Contact the guys that pick up the city trash. They should be able to point you in the right direction.

Charlie Stephens

 

That is exactly what I was told to do with it here in Ohio!
I would still rather recycle if possible.
KK

 

similar problem here in NM. Had to take it to the county hazardous waste collection site and they took it without any fees. Only problem for me was the 20 miles drive to the haz waste center and only open weekdays.

 

WOW 4 year old thread comes back from the dead and gets more play than the first time around

 

How do we actually know products are being recycled? If somebody can make a profit, they'll want it, they won't charge for it, and they'd make sure everybody knows about it. Every year our county has a "Hazardous Materials Disposal Day", and then publishes a list. The exclusions and exemptions is a mile long making the whole thing kind of pointless. I'll check and see if Glycol is one.

 

I have found a place that does recycle anti freeze, no charge.
Just not well known, and limited access to the general public.
KK

 

King county has a hazardous waste drop off in multiple locations. It's free. You drive up. Drop it off. Away you go.

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