I can remember when the county sprayed oil on the gravel roads in front of houses to control dust.
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Bbbbbbut it will kill you!!! I know it's not good for the environment, but so many people today are scared of everything. I'm 65, been in and around the auto painting business since I was 12, for decades I sanded and painted lead based paint, rarely using a mask (plus I shoot firearms) and I do not have a higher lead level in my blood than what is considered "normal".
Sparkyduc
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I knew a young fellow who liked working on engines and he owned several motorcycles. He did his own maintenance including oil changes. One day, the town environmental “police” were sniffing around close to his (parents) home. Turned out he was dumping his used oil down the storm drain on the street. I guess the feds traced it back to his locale and busted him. That was a long time ago and I believe he got off with a slap on the wrist. He wasn’t a bad kid. He just didn’t know any better (he does now though). lol
Yes, the storm drain or sanitary sewer es no bueno. For the record, I properly recycle mine.
I have a 55 gallon steel drum. I don't let it get completely full as it would be too much for my tractor to pick up. Half to 2/3rds is about right. When it gets full enough, I take it to a local mechanic who burns it in his waste oil furnace over the Winter. He unloads the full drum and puts an empty one back in my truck.
All the stunt riders are barefoot!. That’s not safe! LolHow it all began for me.
Me too. I hate the fact that there is nothing I can do with my old filters except drain them for weeks and toss 'em in the trash. A friend of mine had a auto salvage yard and I used to take them to him and they had a big barrel full that were disposed of somehow. He retired so I have no other choice.
Wordman
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Our local transfer station has a place for filters.
Not to mentions NO HELMETS! I bet those little miscreants all drank out of the same garden hose too! They're probably all dead by now from living that kind of life.
The sanitary landfill is fine as far as what I’ve learned. My county extension agent in a Georgia county where I lived for over 20 years gave me all the details on disposal of everything I needed to dump. It started with 20 gallons of bad gasoline I needed gone.
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One of my brother's 6 auto repair garages in Frederick MD has a heated floor in the shop for winter, it runs on a waste boiler that uses the oil from oil changes, it also heats water for the attached car wash, the water is filtered and recycled
My dad used to use used oil from oil changes to keep down weeds along the fence line
Yes I do too. I collect about 3 gallons and head to the dump for a hazardous waste drop off. Next time I’ll have to check for filter drop off. Right now they are going into the trash after being well drained.
Back in the dark ages (pre 80's), the local 1/2 mile dirt track I raced on was oiled clay. I can still smell and taste that stuff as I used an open faced helmet with bubble goggles.
My auto parts store (all of them) take waste oil. They get snippy if there is layering in the waste so I shake it up good to hide brake fluid in the froth when I drop it off. Diesel and old gas just eliminate the need to split kindling wood.
Our local authority - Scottish Borders Council - takes waste oil at its recycling centres. There's one near Galashiels, say six miles from here. At oil change time, the old oil goes in an empty five litre bottle. When there's a couple of bottles full, or if we're going to the recycling center for sommat else, I take and empty them into their big tank. They tell us that an oil recycling company buys the old oil.
I think most local authorities do the same.
I think most local authorities do the same.
