Antifreeze Disposal Services You Can Count On

Antifreeze keeps your auto’s engine at safe temperatures. It prevents the temperature of your engine from rising above 225 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s also formulated to prevent freezing during the winter months when the outside temperature plummets. Without its inherent “anti-freezing” properties, icy coolant would expand and crack your engine block. Changing your coolant is key to protecting your engine and keeping it working safely and efficiently, however, if you opt to change your coolant by yourself, you must have a viable option for antifreeze disposal.

Adding antifreeze or coolant to the local waterways is not only highly illegal and if caught can cost the dumper thousands of dollars in fines and even jail time, but it also causes water contamination and can contaminate the drinking water supply for a community. Although the municipal water treatment process can extract many dangerous chemicals from water supplies such as lakes, rivers, and underground aquifers, antifreeze remains present in parts per million due to residual chemicals and byproducts making it difficult if not impossible to completely remove from a drinking Water supply. Antifreeze also is known to cause soil contamination if dumped or spilled on the ground and can leach into the Water table and can poison nearby trees, plants, grass, insects, and animal which live in the area.

Hanging onto used coolant is equally detrimental. Antifreeze is known for its deceptively sweet taste and is often appealing to pets/animals and even curious small children. When consumed, it is deadly and is responsible for killing off thousands of animals per year nationwide. It is recommended that after removing coolant from your vehicle’s radiator or a cooling system, you reach out to ADCO to assist you with proper engine coolant disposal of this deadly liquid. ADCO offers antifreeze disposal services where we will pick your antifreeze waste up and remove it safely from your property or business for proper disposal.

You should always dispose of coolant in tightly sealed bottles, drums, or totes that are rated to hold antifreeze chemicals. Some plastics will rapidly deteriorate when storing coolant and can lead to dangerous leaks and spills around a facility so it is recommended to place antifreeze into either Poly or Steel closed top drums that are in DOT shippable condition, IBC totes which are in shippable condition, or even store your old coolant in the container that it came in if in good condition. ADCO can then come by and either pump this fluid out and leave you with the empty container(s) to reuse, or just pick up the entire container the antifreeze is stored in and haul that away for proper disposal at a licensed processor.

Engine coolant is a known chemical hazard and again remember the sweetness of the ethylene glycol that coolant contains makes it especially important to keep this automotive fluid away from small children and pets as it will be a tasty but deadly last treat. To find out more about proper coolant disposal or to schedule an appointment for used anti-freeze pickup and removal, get in touch with ADCO Environmental Services, LLC today!