Waste UDT disposal

[gsxr1100]

I guess you people test the oil/fluid before taking it right? If you do, I guess you have to make an appointment for the town or cities people? They would not fly in our city of 70K + people. It is open and we all leave it where they tell us.

Our City and a few others, along with businesses take it without question. They have to and prove to me that the fluid is not what is in the bottle or any bottle. If they do not take it, the people wil just put it in the trash barrels.

My cities people on Saturdays (OT for them) are no where to be found. IF they do "pop up" they say leave it they by the tub and we will pour it in. I see you are a Hazmat person and lets me say this, there is no hazmat person at the stations I go to and you are lucky to find "joe" a city worker there.

Yes most (and I mean a lot) have zero clue since a select few can tell what properties are in the fluid at that point. You can mix collant, hyd and oil in the same bottle and the people at the stations have just say we will take it. They "might look" at the color but I guess they are oil/fluid experts now. So now I guess the color is the key. Again mix fluids and they do not know nor care.

It is more of an enviromental issue since if they don't, (my taxes by there paycheck) you will have more dumping on the ground and my taxes dollars are wasted.

If some people are find it offensive I am sorry but they have to prove it to me what % of fluid is in my bottle and what properties of the fluid are in there. And NO ONE is going to do that no care to do it. It takes too much time and effort and people will not wait. If they have to wait something is very wrong. And what happens when the city gets it is there problem not mine. That is why I PAY them with my taxes, to do a job.

So that being said how do you test to verify (within certain parameters) what fluid is it? I would like to know this.

 

[AlanB]

Never mind, I just realized the type of person I was speaking with.

 

[AntrimMan]

I apologise if my question generated more heat than light. Sorry.
I do believe the concept of the oil collection center is first class logic inappropriately applied. The open hours are difficult for the working man to comply with. But I make the effort and am happy to help keep the earth and water cleaner than they might otherwise be.
The idea of returning the used UDT to the dealer is very good. Thanks for that suggestion. It will require storing for a short period, pick up the new and drop off the old in the one trip.
I wonder if they will take the old filters too?
Thanks, Martin

 

[gsxr1100]

no heat at all. Just the normal stuff I see all the time.

The dealer might or might not take them. They go in the trash for me. I also do not mind helping the enviroment but I see how much we as customers have to do while big business does not do as much.

 

[gsxr1100]

no AlanB, please tell me how you verify (within certain parameters of the fluid). I would love to know this one.

My city has the same type of politcal stuff on there website but incorporating ( real world) it is not the same. I even have seen many times the city people tell use to recycle when they dump all the stuff into one truck. Do not waste my time with recycling if you are going to do that.

Again, please post how you verify and will forward what you do to our city Major since our and other cities and some CT are not as good.

I think this answer will never happen since you do not verify anything.

 

[Jimbrown]

I take mine to the local recycle center they take it no questions asked. If they turn down UDT then they certainly should turn down all synthetic oil, which they do not. I did have them refuse to take an empty clorox bottle once. They clamied it was hazardus waste. I simply dropped it in the trash barrel on the way out.

 

[SkyPup]

ALL waste motor oil is a known carcinogen and should be treated as such.

 

[scott_in_ny]

you all are lucky to have a used oil facility at your recycling station. They are talking about doing away with my towns recycling center due to costs.

and all they take is newspaper,cardboard,plastic,metal.....thats it.
nothing else.... its a joke.

I have to go to the local auto parts store to dump oil and they get my oil,anti-freeze,UDT fluid,tranny fluid,spilled beer whatever i got they get.

At least in my town, they make it so difficult to dispose of things legally its no wonder there is crap dumped all over the backroads. Its too bad.

 

[GerardC]

<font color="blue">....they make it so difficult to dispose of things legally its no wonder there is crap dumped all over the backroads. Its too bad.</font>


Isn't that the truth. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[_RaT_]

Out here they accept hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid etc. the same as motor oil.