Safety & Loss Prevention
Antifreeze Recycling
How should used antifreeze be handled?
Antifreeze contains ethylene glycol, a substance which can be very toxic if ingested by animals or humans. Used antifreeze, through contact with a car's cooling system, may contain traces of fuel, oil, and metals (including lead) which make it a potential hazardous waste. Solid and Hazardous waste management requirements as well as local municipal waste-water regulations are likely to apply, dependent on how the antifreeze is managed and disposed of. Antifreeze should not be disposed of on the ground or down a storm sewer.
DNR's publication "Waste Antifreeze: Guidance for Generators, Transporters and Recyclers" (PUBL WA-356 97) summarizes the solid and hazardous waste management requirements that apply to waste antifreeze. This publication also describes how waste antifreeze that is recycled is often exempted from certain waste management regulations. Several recycling options are available. By using an on-site recycling service, antifreeze can be processed for reuse. Other firms haul the antifreeze away for recycling.
May used antifreeze be put down drains?
Although it's possible to receive permission from your local publicly owned treatment works ( POTW) to sewer used antifreeze, due to the heavy levels of lead and other metals it commonly contains, discharging down drains is NOT recommended as a best management practice.
Antifreeze recycling vendors
The following list of vendors includes estimated costs obtained from the vendors October 2006. To add to this list or to update information, please contact Eileen Norby at (608) 262-8252.
AFTEC Antifreeze Technologies
Contact: Tom Wetts
N7248 Clearview Court
Seymour, WI 54165
Telephone: 800/711-1120
Fax: 920/833-7475
Cell: 920/609-8266
Will haul away antifreeze at no charge provided green and extended-life waste antifreeze are kept in separate containers. Labels for barrels are provided upon request.
CRI Recycling Service
Contact: Dawn Wickman
101 Hagen Drive
Woodville, WI 54028
Telephone: 800/241-2004
Fax: 715/698-3485
Jacobus Environmental Service
Contact: Laura Krist
552 Carter Court
Kimberly , WI 54136
www.jacobusenergy.com
Telephone: 920/731-3045
Fax: 920/735-9836
Rock Oil Refining Inc.
Contact: David Feemster or Peter Rock
P.O. Box 105
C4522 Highway 97
Stratford, WI 54484
Telephone: 715/687-4198
Fax: 715/687-2259
Veolia ES Technical Solutions
Contact: John Mueller
W124 N9311 Boundary Road
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Telephone: 262/255-6655 ext. 31
Fax: 262/255-5794
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