Z-Michigan
Veteran Member
Some mundane questions that I'm sure people here can help me on. Let me say that I do recycle used motor oil at places that collect it (most any quick-change place around here). I'm also told that they take used oil filters, so I'll be taking those in to the same place for disposal.
1) Do oil change places also take other lubricants, like gear oil (e.g. 75W-90), automatic transmission fluid, or tractor hydraulic fluid? For whoever does take it, should I keep each one separate or will they mix them all together anyway?
2) I can be a bit messy and use a whole bunch of paper towels in cleaning things up during and after an oil change. What is the best way to dispose of oil-soaked stuff? It seems I shouldn't put it in the regular trash, for the same reason I don't put oil in the trash. Best idea I've had is to save it and burn it, but that's slightly inconvenient. Comments?
3) Like most of you, I have a septic system. When I wash my hands/arms after doing an oil change and put some oil-soap combination into my septic system, do I need to worry about this damaging the system? (We're talking about hopefully a fraction of a pint each time.)
Thanks in advance.
1) Do oil change places also take other lubricants, like gear oil (e.g. 75W-90), automatic transmission fluid, or tractor hydraulic fluid? For whoever does take it, should I keep each one separate or will they mix them all together anyway?
2) I can be a bit messy and use a whole bunch of paper towels in cleaning things up during and after an oil change. What is the best way to dispose of oil-soaked stuff? It seems I shouldn't put it in the regular trash, for the same reason I don't put oil in the trash. Best idea I've had is to save it and burn it, but that's slightly inconvenient. Comments?
3) Like most of you, I have a septic system. When I wash my hands/arms after doing an oil change and put some oil-soap combination into my septic system, do I need to worry about this damaging the system? (We're talking about hopefully a fraction of a pint each time.)
Thanks in advance.