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    Anyone know where to take used coolant? I've checked Autozone, Pepboys, and OReilly...

    Does it go to the city?
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    Arlington told me to dump it down the drain!!! I asked the same person twice during the conversation on the phone. Water treatment plant will take care of it is what I was told.
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    City of Dallas told me the same when I lived over there. Now that I am out in the country, I put it out in a bowl to help control the population of strays and varmints.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onething View Post
    Arlington told me to dump it down the drain!!! I asked the same person twice during the conversation on the phone. Water treatment plant will take care of it is what I was told.
    Even if they said that you should do that I wouldn't.

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    In Ft. Worth we just let it run down the driveway thereby completing the circle of life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Titus View Post
    City of Dallas told me the same when I lived over there. Now that I am out in the country, I put it out in a bowl to help control the population of strays and varmints.
    Hopefully you're not serious. A bullet is more humane than a slow death by poisoning. My idiot neighbor poisoned my girl's kitten that way. Ironically, her own cat managed to get into it and died as well.

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    If you live in DALLAS County, there is a hazardous waste disposal near Track Dog Racing (Plano Road, north of Miller Road, East side). I have taken computers, coolant, 15 gallons of old gas, paint, etc. Check their schedule before you drive over there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by motorollow View Post
    If you live in DALLAS County, there is a hazardous waste disposal near Track Dog Racing (Plano Road, north of Miller Road, East side). I have taken computers, coolant, 15 gallons of old gas, paint, etc. Check their schedule before you drive over there.
    thanks for that link.
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    I found that Firestone stores will take it to recycle

    at least the one in Grapevine does

    no hassles either
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    It's probably not PC, but I mix it in my with used oil. Vatozone will take old oil. It will get filtered and disposed of properly with the rest of the junk when they sell it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sammm View Post
    It's probably not PC, but I mix it in my with used oil. Vatozone will take old oil. It will get filtered and disposed of properly with the rest of the junk when they sell it.
    Nice.

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