Can I mix engine / tranny / diff oil together when I go to dispose of the oil at the local recycling center?

Could I also mix coolent into it?

Thanks

 

Mixing oil and coolant is a no-no. I would think mixing different oils would be ok, but I don't know for sure. I have a hard time finding someplace willing to accept coolant.

Anyone know how to dispose of brake fluid?

 

sure.. dump the brake fluid in the oil.. no one will know

 

"Lubricants" like engine oil, tranny fluid and diff fluid can be mixed. They'll "re-refine" it anyway. Engine coolant should not be mixed with anything else as I don't think they go to the effort of recycling it in most places. Brake fluid should also be kept separate and labelled accordingly.
Around here, the landfill (garbage dump) does all the collections of automotive fluids for further recycling or disposal. Check with your dump.

ps. Actually, the Fire Dept. uses firehalls as drop-off points for "household chemical" disposal. Check with yours.

 

brake fluid's ok
i put hydraulic oil (the same stuff) into the recycle all the time, never heard not to.

 

Ok thanks for the info

 

I just keep it all in 50 gallon drums in the garage. I'm almost up to two drums.

...and (as per request by one of the mods), this is a joke.

 

Around here, the county has a hazardous waste collection day about 6 times a year. You have to call ahead and make an appointment for a specific time. In addition, you have to supply them with a written inventory, and everything has to be properly labeled and contained. For someone like me who wants to do the right thing, it appears that the county is making it far too easy to bury it in the back yard.

 

^ whatever you say, jesus

 

Didn't mean to imply that I bury it.

If the government wants it disposed of properly, they need to make the system more user friendly.