Hey Bill, Nothing personal here... but on this one I think anyone can be quick to criticize without doing ANY research. It is a no-brainer. Even your website which you provided a link to concludes by saying that recycling the antifreeze is a better solution than pouring it down the drain. From the website ---- "The best choice for disposal of used ethylene glycol antifreeze is to recycle it. Many car care companies and auto shops provide antifreeze recycling at no charge. These businesses have the equipment needed to recycle your antifreeze on-site. Before dumping your antifreeze down the drain, call around to locate a business that can recycle your antifreeze. You should be able to find one easily." end from the website --- Anyway... people will always continue to do whatever they want to do, no matter who says what about it. I once caught my dad in the act of dumping photographic chemicals down the storm drain next to our street!!! I freaked out, and asked him if he had any idea that that is the water that he drinks, and that the kids swim in, and that we catch fish from... he wasn't really to worried about it. I think the point has been made, and there is probably no reason to continue this thread... recycle it. If you absolutely cannot locate a place that will take (or are lazy and don't really care about expending the extra energy to do the right thing) then go ahead and pour it all over Mount Everest. RSF PS... if you wait about 4 minutes, it will be FRIDAY here in Austria! Hooray! IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must have the word "FISH" somewhere in the subject line of the email. Otherwise it goes directly in the trash. <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ Robert S. Fish Salzburg, Austria 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender 1987 Golf Cabriolet 1991 Golf snipped --- > A quick Google search found many sites that mention it is OK to pour this down the drain as > long as you aren't connected to a septic tank. A sample link is: > > http://cf.uwex.edu/ics/infosource/fullrecord.cfm?IDnumber=364 > > This site also makes it clear that it isn't a problem on the ground as it quickly biodegrades > in the environment. Yes, keep it away from animals, but don't be so quick to criticize a valid > solution without a tiny bit of research. end snipped ----- |
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