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I bought too much antifreeze for my old car and have since gotten a new car. what is the proper way to get rid of these 3 bottles of partially used antifreeze? donate them to a local gas station? I am in zip code 10471. I have tried to research this but i get a lot of confusion info. would the police know?
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You have two choices. First, take it to a local auto parts store for disposal, free in most cases (just like used motor oil).
Second, most areas have periodic hazardous material disposal days at a local school where you can take items such as antifreeze, old gas, or paint and solvents, free of charge.
In a pinch, better to put it down the drain into the sanitary sewer where it will get treated at the sewage plant than into the dirt or storm drain.
Call the Department of Sanitation and ask if they could direct you to a local disposal site.
All I find on the web are pages and pages of REGULATIONS but nothing of any use in actually getting rid of the stuff.
But in reality, if you think of all the tens of thousands of radiators that have leaked or overheated spewing millions of gallons of this stiff onto roadways, you might come to the conclusion that, once created that gallon of ethylene glycol will make it into the environment somehow...and then go from there. (Do you live near the Gowanus Canal?
I've lived a couple places and NYC seems to be uniquely uncooperative in helping people get rid of hazardous wastes...except to make lots of regulations.
This week I walked by a building that was being worked on and there must have been 20 paint cans, not all empty, in the recycling trash.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials.
Small amounts of antifreeze may be safely poured down the sink or
toilet diluted with plenty of water (at least one gallon of water per pint of antifreeze)
It's good to change the radiator water after a couple of years so you might need it later...
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