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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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14th Oct 12 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had a look round the local govt websites and cant really find anything...how do I get rid of old coolant?
VrsTurbo
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14th Oct 12 at 10:30   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Goes onto the driveway then hosed down
AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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14th Oct 12 at 10:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have a ring round local car garage places. At work we have a massive tank that we pour old coolant in, and one for old oil too. Then a company comes about once every two month or so and emptys it. Obviously the garage may want to charge you.
dannymccann
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14th Oct 12 at 10:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've read about this but the EA can put chemicals down and track the source leading to massive fines, plus I have a dog and neighbours have cats etc, not exactly fair to poison everything...
jay26
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Location: North Lincolnshire
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14th Oct 12 at 10:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Local tip will take it, or a garage as suggested
Archie
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
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14th Oct 12 at 11:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My works got a big drum it goes into.
Ben G
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14th Oct 12 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
Goes onto the driveway then hosed down




it won't be much coolant, and it'll already be a 50/50 mix, so just water it down even more.

when i changed mine, the pipe underneath came off and it all just washed away into a drain.
Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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14th Oct 12 at 12:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Click on Location Services and look in the Oil disposal and ELV treatments panels.

Do not pour it on the floor, no matter how dilute it is.

[Edited on 14-10-2012 by Ian]
pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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14th Oct 12 at 13:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Most local tips take it
flybikeslee
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Location: Liverpool
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14th Oct 12 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Neighbours plants
bigron1988
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Location: Southport, Merseyside
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14th Oct 12 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
Neighbours plants


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davegreen
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14th Oct 12 at 20:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your local recycling centre should take it but may have a limit to how much you can take at any 1 time. oxfords is 10litres.
BeArDy
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14th Oct 12 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
be warned some places will charge you, as we have to pay to get rid of all waste chemicals.
Gary
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14th Oct 12 at 20:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
Goes onto the driveway then hosed down
JaffaTB
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Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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14th Oct 12 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine went all over the lawn
Mertin
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15th Oct 12 at 00:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ours gets poured outside the shed and down the farm road along with all the TFR from washing lorries etc. oil we put into old drums, maybe even coolant aswell but for as often as I do it then it isnt even a cars worth of colant every year
harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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15th Oct 12 at 06:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
In a couple of old milk bottles then chuck it in the bin.
antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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15th Oct 12 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I chuck mine into the tub with oil in, it then gets taken to the tip (who dont charge for oil

 
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