OK...here's the deal. I have an old lawn mower that I am trying to "chunk."Down here in Mississippithe garbage guys will pick it up if I drain the oil and gasoline out of it.
So here's the question:
How do I properly dispose of the old oil & gasoline? I know I should probably know this, but I don't change my own oil in my car because I'd rather pay $20 or $30 to have it done than jack up my car and do it myself.
Is there a specific kind of container I need to use?
Is there a specific place I need to take the oil and gas to dispose of it after I drain it?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

I know local auto parts stores will take the used oil, not sure of the gasoline though.

 

Thanks Shadow. I figured they might. I'll call one tomorrow & ask them if they know about the gasoline.
Anybody change their own oil or ever removed & drained a gasoline tank? I'm sure anyone who has ever removed a gasoline tank didn't re-use the old gasoline.
Any specific container I could useother than a gas can?

 

My local trash dump accepts used oil. I live in a town of about 2,000 people so we don't have curbside trash pickup, we haul it ourselves. I don't know about ya'll.

 

How much gas & oil are you talking about? Large riding mower or small push mower? How old is the gas?

 

Small push mower. I just poured the gas in there about 10 days ago. The gas had previously been drained. I was trying to crank it to see if it was worth salvaging and the pull-cord broke after I pulled it 3 times. Maybe like a gallon tops.

Yeah I grew up in a small town too. If I knew where any public dumps were around here I would probably just haul the whole da** thing down there and put a sign on it that says, "I still run but I neer TLC" and somebody would probably take it themselves and pick it up. I feel kind of bad about it. It has a good briggs & stratton 6hp motor on it that I know still ran great. My father in law was going to throw it out because the self-propell part was broken and he broke the handle on the mower trying to man-handle it since it is so heavy. So I took it thinking I was going to fix it. Then my grass got long and I broke the stupid pull cord. I live in a neighborhood with "restrictive covenants" so I knew I would get chewed out soon if I didn't mow my lawn ASAP. Went to walmart & bought a push mower for $109.

 

Put the gas in your car there will only be about 18oz. of oil to deal with.

 

Or call your Fire Department, they will advise you how to get rid of any gas you have to get rid of...

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Auto part store like Autozone or O'reily will take your oil and your car will take the gas.

 

OK. thanks guys. I just wasn't sure if re-using that gas was ok. I figured it probably would be, but I didn't want to try it before I had a few of you reassure me.