How do you dispose of Dot 3 fluid?

[Shawn]

Can you just mix it with the used oil at the autoparts store?

 

[sjwaste]

I think they'd want it separate, but call and ask first. Did you just completely flush your brakes?

 

[Shawn]

No, but I am planning on doing it today.

 

[XZeroII]

*cough*sewer*cough*

I really don't know...

 

[Vette73]

I just mixed it with my used oil since it was not alot. Advance and other parts house take it like that.

The other option is your toliet/sink that runs through a waste station/water treatment plant. You can also do this with anti-freeze.

 

[Squisher]

If you call your local trash facility chances are they have a procedure.

My local trash place allows us to dump residential toxic liquids once every two weeks at the DPW facility on Saturdays.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

DOT 3 is water soluble and I have run it down the drain with a quantity of hot water.
It does break down pretty fast and I doubt it causes any real issues in small quanities.
The AutoZone here will not take lube oil if it smells of brake fluid.

Ethylene Glycol does NOT break down and WILL harm marine life. It must be disposed of properly.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I take all that kind of stuff to the local hazmat facility. They take in all that stuff for free, so it's pretty convenient and I don't have to kill the ducks, fish, birds, otters, and everything else in the process!

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
DOT 3 is water soluble and I have run it down the drain with a quantity of hot water.
It does break down pretty fast and I doubt it causes any real issues in small quanities.
The AutoZone here will not take lube oil if it smells of brake fluid.

Ethylene Glycol does NOT break down and WILL harm marine life. It must be disposed of properly.

In small quantities sure, but if your doing it and the *cough cough* guy is doing it and who knows how many other people are doing it does it then still become a small quantity going down the drain when there is more then 2 people pouring it down the drain?
Some people I swear :disgust: sure if it was only you but its not, its tons of people like you thinking its just them, and only them, pouring it down the drain making it a sh!t load going down it fvcking up the waste water system.

Please OP don't dump it down the drain, find out where it needs to go and dispose of it properly.

 

[AStar617]

I prefer two Splendas and whole milk myself.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
The other option is your toliet/sink that runs through a waste station/water treatment plant. You can also do this with anti-freeze.

Thanks a lot dumbass. Do you have any idea how BAD water is in most of the country because of the chemicals they have to dump in to neutralize that stuff (hint: water in most of the country is re-used, so you WILL be drinking that).

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: funboy42

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
DOT 3 is water soluble and I have run it down the drain with a quantity of hot water.
It does break down pretty fast and I doubt it causes any real issues in small quanities.
The AutoZone here will not take lube oil if it smells of brake fluid.

Ethylene Glycol does NOT break down and WILL harm marine life. It must be disposed of properly.

In small quantities sure, but if your doing it and the *cough cough* guy is doing it and who knows how many other people are doing it does it then still become a small quantity going down the drain when there is more then 2 people pouring it down the drain?
Some people I swear :disgust: sure if it was only you but its not, its tons of people like you thinking its just them, and only them, pouring it down the drain making it a sh!t load going down it fvcking up the waste water system.

Please OP don't dump it down the drain, find out where it needs to go and dispose of it properly.

Getta grip child! When over hauling master cylinders, calipers and wheel cylinders, all that gear is cleaned in HOT soapy water before and after honing...Sheesh!
Hot soapy water breaks down DOT 3!
Cars leaking R-12, oil and anti-freeze are the real issue...If you want one to cry about. Now go clean your room!

 

[NoShangriLa]

Contact your local recycling depot/dump and have it dispose accordingly.


Dot-3 --

Diethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether

DO

* Collect brake fluid in a separate, marked, closed container and contract with a waste hauler that will recycle it.
* If your waste hauler recycles brake fluid, determine whether or not it is acceptable to mix silicone-based brake fluid with glycol-based fluid.
* If you have doubts as to whether or not a batch of brake fluid has been contaminated by solvents, have a laboratory test a sample to determine if the fluid is hazardous, and manage it accordingly.

DO NOT

* Spray brake cleaner around open containers of brake fluid.
* Pour brake fluid down any drain or on the ground.

 

[PaperclipGod]

everything = trash can, sink, or a hole in my backyard.

 

[ta8689]

send it to the sun on a rocket

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Ethylene Glycol does NOT break down and WILL harm marine life. It must be disposed of properly.

Hmm...are you sure it doesn't break down? The problem with it going down drain is that when it mixes with water it basically sucks a lot of the oxygen out, and causes death to marine life in this manner. However, I think it breaks down fairly quickly...

Releases of ethylene glycol to the environment are widespread, with the major source being the disposal of used antifreeze and de-icing solutions and, secondarily, by industry during its production. Releases of ethylene glycol to land have resulted in contamination of groundwater since ethylene glycol easily leaches through the soil. Ethylene glycol does not persist in the environment because it is degraded in all media. The estimated time in groundwater for its concentration to be reduced by one-half ranges from two to 48 days depending on the oxygen level of the water.

http://www.des.state.nh.us/factsheets/ehp/ard-ehp-12.htm

I am NOT saying you should dump it down the drain though...

 

[thehstrybean]

1. Pour it on a rag
2. Light on fire
3. ...
4. Profit!?

 

[PaperclipGod]

Originally posted by: thehstrybean
1. Pour it on bees
2. Light on fire
3. ...
4. Profit!?

fixed

 

[RU482]

I use it to wax my car

 

[Ramma2]

Add bleach and it goes away on its own.

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: redly1
I use it to wax my car

I'm amazed at how many people don't know what brake fluid does to paint. I shoudl clarify this. I can tell you do. Others don't.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: boomerang

Originally posted by: redly1
I use it to wax my car

I'm amazed at how many people don't know what brake fluid does to paint. I shoudl clarify this. I can tell you do. Others don't.

It does it to pretty much most things...it's highly corrosive..

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
The other option is your toliet/sink that runs through a waste station/water treatment plant. You can also do this with anti-freeze.

Thanks a lot dumbass. Do you have any idea how BAD water is in most of the country because of the chemicals they have to dump in to neutralize that stuff (hint: water in most of the country is re-used, so you WILL be drinking that).

How about you grow up and learn that some citys TELL you to do that. Such as the one I grew up in. But I guess being a mature and educated adult is something you are not.

 

[M2008S]

i dont say a house drain.. maybe take it to a random runoff or street drain and.. there it goes. a good rain will finish the job. if not, it makes an awesome green flame