how to get rid of fuel filters

[azcummins]

I know we can take our lube filters to any auto parts store and they'll dispose of them properly, but where can I take my fuel filter and drained diesel fuel to keep it from being tossed in a dumpster?

 

[paccool]

May not be right, but I put the fuel filters with the oil filters at the recycle center. No one has said anything - YET!



The small amount of fuel I have from my first gen filter gets put into the waste oil.

 

[ChillyDog]

I burn mine. I either use it to start a bonfire or just burn it in a metal bucket. I don't live in the city so this works good for me

 

[illflem]

I'm not sure how the law applies to every state or if it's national, but the way the oil change places do it is with a very expensive machine that hydraulically smashes the filter and extracts the oil. Might see if your local quickie-lube will take the filters off your hands. It is against the law to throw used filters in the trash nationwide.

 

[paccool]

Out here, the recycle station I was talking about is the local dump. They have a bin for used oil and another for used filters. No charge to use, limited to 5 gallons at a time. All the auto parts stores take oil but I'm not sure about filters.

 

[Bill Stockard]

How about in the middle of a big Fire Ant mound??



Just kidding!!



You guys in the south know what that is!!



I put mine in the used oil filter recycling bin.



Bill

 

[azcummins]

Bill-

I know what you mean with the ant hills. My older brother when he was 3 rode his tricycle into a hill and got stuck. Needless to say, he wasn't too happy soon afterwards.

 

[danandamy]

I don't see why there'd be any problem with using the fire ant mound, er, I mean the oil filter recyling place Diesel fuel is, after all just a light oil and an excellent fire ant killer.



envirodan

 

[paccool]

Dan, I like your avitars! Now I need to figure out how to enlarge them up without losing definition.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Hey Dan,



After you get all the fire ant mounds, you can start on the mesquite bushes!!



Bill

 

[me4osu]

Also makes a nice weed killer for your fence row. We tell the little Houston liberals (who see us on their Sunday drive) that its Roundup.

 

[Mr. Brewski]

illflem, really??? Against the law nation wide??? I guess I've been comitting a crime for quite some time... . I'll have to find out how to dispose of the filters properly in my area.

 

[illflem]

Yep, used filters are considered hazardous waste, read the instructions on your trash can. I'm guilty also.