TrevCos

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No, this isn't a pervy post, basically I've got a big plastic barrel thing with a mixture of oil and antifreeze in it, but it's quite thing so it looks more like antifreeze, my local tip won't take it. Anyone any SENSIBLE ideas where I get rid of it safely?

fuzzy

pour into more managable smaller tubs to pour into the public oil dump?
they should take it, they have containers for such liquids.

Glenn_

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Yeh i was gonna mention taking it to the tip and put it in the oil waste bit.

TrevCos

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Yes, tried that and they caught me and gave me a slap on the wrists because it's more antifreeze than oil so it was sloshing into the oil thing rather than glubbing if you see what I mean. Maybe I'll have to mix it with something to thicken it up a bit, maybe a bit of Bovril.

Dangerous Malcolm..

You shouldn't have mixed it really......

I remember reading a while back you were allowed to pour anti-freeze down a sewage drain, because it went through the treatment works. I'm not sure if it's still the case.

fuzzy

down the drain will do fine. or wait until the dump closes and leave it at the gate, when they come in the next mmorning itll be their problem then

TrevCos

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There's signs all over the place saying you'll be prosecuted if found doing that.

TrevCos

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No, I know I shouldn't have mixed it, it was just handy, but now I want to get rid of the container so need to get it all out of the way. Maybe I'll have to buy some really cheap shitty oil and mix it with this stuff to thicken it then take it down the tip.

Dangerous Malcolm..

It's a shame you live so far away mate, I've got about 10 litres of shit oil in the garage waiting to go!! You could have had it for nowt.....

Patto

i have a drum what i collect oil, paint, thinners and any owld shite i then take it to work on the waste ground and use it for fuel on the fires i have.... it goes like fook... I am a firestarter

TrevCos

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Couldn't you pour it into a jiffy bag and post it to me.

TrevCos

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Graceland

I have a drum for waste oil only and one for "grey water" such as coolant and contaminated water (degreaser etc) - never had a problem at the local tip, except when they thought I was a trader

TrevCos

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They're really fussy at our tip. I tried to get rid of an Escort Cabriolet roof frame at ours, it was all just the metal but they wouldn't take it because it was and I quote 'car parts'.

Lee Reynolds

Bury it!

Dangerous Malcolm..

Some less scrupulous people might just say lift your drain cover and pour it away, but flush it through with plenty of water....................

TrevCos

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What a great time capsule for someone to find it 1000 years.

Are you going to get a Sapph then Lee?

GTi-R23

Or if you wanna be really dodgy, just put it in old gallon sized oil cans, wrap them up in bin bags and just chuck the fuckers in the general waste skip, no one will know the difference.

Dan1281

pour it in some old pop bottles, bin bag it up and chuck it in your wheely bin

burnzy

doesn't it seperate into oil and anti freeze, if it does i'd seperate it as much as possible then take it down.

Rick Astley

/begin can of worms

Give it to your neighbous cats to drink.

/end can of worms

Dan F

Which one was you taking it to mate?
Wont scrappys have somethng for waste fluids,sorry just a thought

Dan

DazS1Turbo

Chuck it in a field

Graceland

Thats a really good idea - then poison all the cows and sheep in that field - that way you won't be able to have beef or lamb and no milk or cheese for a while 8-)

Cock

TurboShed

That is a ridiculous attitude! Most people, faced with that response, would probably dump the offending item instead, on the side of the road or whatever. A tip is a tip!

TrevCos

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That is exactly what happens round us. Down the roads leading to the tip you're always seeing old tyres and all sorts of other crap just dumped on the side of the road. Ridiculous isn't it.

brad

Consider yourself lucky you only have this one problem .

We have metal 25ltr paint drums (average 12 per week) and because they once contained paint we cant weigh them in for scrap or dump them anywhere , the cheapest way of getting rid of them is to pay per tin plus haulage which on average costs me around Ł800 per month . Then we have the used masking paper which because it has paint on it cant be recycled so the only way of getting rid of it is to take it up the farm and burn it on the bonfire !

The whole rubbish issue has been caused by the fact that most tips are now owned by private firms that make money from the recycling side of things , so anything that cant be recycled or is considered "trade waste" is not wanted and frowned upon .

natehall

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we have a local council run tip that accepts nearly anything, from me alone they have had:

3 cvh blocks, a couple bust gearboxes, tones of oil/antifreeze mis etc

find a council run one - they will be glad you at least let the professionals dispose of it!

EssexBoyRacer

Pretty shocking they wont just accept it and ask you politely to keep them seperate in future! A lot of people would have given up and just dumped it somewhere by now!

RichieST

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Find the nearest vauxhall or rover, let him use it to top his engine up with oil, its gonna be mixing it together soon enough anyway

Lee Reynolds

LMAO

Not sure trev TBH. Once/if the RSi sells then ill decide mate! Hows the escos?

Cossy Mike

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Do that with everything out of my Cossy, straight down the manhole cover. Never had an issue

fuzzy

if the tip wont take it what do they suggest you do with such stuff like antifreeze?

Dangerous Malcolm..

jammerrs