quattro Digest, Vol 12, Issue 51

[Larry C Leung]

Kent,

According to one tech I knew, Correct. He said
he'd be fined by the recycler if they found Antifreeze 
in his recycling oil, and they'd cancel his contract.
So he was VERY careful about whom he let dispose
of used oil in his drum. 

Technically, although it's probably possible (through
low temp distallation) to remove the antifreeze, it's 
probably FAR from profitable. So, in the interests
of good business practice, and for the sake of the
environment (the mixture must now be disposed of,
rather than recycled), DON'T mix. 

LL - NY

> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:24:32 -0400
> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: need help with cooling system, and OH MY GOD
> To: "Quattro at Audifans. Com (E-mail)" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Message-ID: <4175B040.1070502 at mindspring.com>
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> 
> Tyson Varosyan wrote:
> >> All of my fluids, oils, coolant, brakes, etc go into the same 
> tub.  
> >> The tub
> >> gets dumped into the "oil recycle" bin at my local parts store. 
> 
> ISTR that recycling antifreeze coolant with oil contaminates
> the oil so it cannot be recycled.  Can anyone confirm this as
> true?
> 
> Kent
>