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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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I know I can take to like an autozone or some place that accepts it but when you take it do they keep the container you bring it in or do they have a receptacle? I'm debating whether to use empty milk bottles or if I should buy a legit oil drain pan/container thing.
 
Old Mar 26, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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They should just dump it into a large barrel and give you the container back. I have a 10 qt. jug from the county recycler they give out for oil.
 
Old Mar 26, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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Brandon how about gas? I have some water tainted gas I need to dispose of, are the going to keep my gas tank at the place? I need to find out where to even go first lol.
 
Old Mar 26, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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A hazardous waste recycling facility will take the containers. Parts stores will not, I don't think.

Danny -

http://www.miamidade.gov/dswm/home_c...l_disposal.asp

It's gas you could always burn it...
 
Old Mar 26, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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There's a quickie-lube place near me that takes old oil. Check those types of places too.
 
Old May 18, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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Most places (Autozone, Discount, O'Reilly's, Shuck's) will ask if you want the container back or not if it's a "questionable" container (milk jugs, 5 gal buckets) but if its a oil drain pan they will just bring it back out to you. Some of the places just point you toward the barrel and you dump your own (and clean your own mess). A few places even have the container outside so you can just pull up and dump in.
 
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