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Right, I've been doing my own servicing etc on my scoot in my garage. After a few years I've accumulated a mixture of coolant, brake fluid, oil, engine degreaser, brake cleaner etc.

So I've just checked online on how and where to dispose and came across this: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hazardous-waste-segregation-and-mixing#mixing-of-hazardous-waste-is-prohibited and it seems I've now got an illegal cocktail of hazardous fluids.

So, can anyone suggest any Environmentally safe (and legal) ways to dispose of this cocktail?
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Don't know how things work there in UK- but if it is separated out where the coolant ( which would contain/mix with the brake fluid and maybe the degreaser) and drained off the bottom into a separate container- leaving the oil, brake clean mix. Then call city or county recyclers to see what they say. I thunk no one will take it in a single container like that though.
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Guess I should have read your included link.(sorry). Looks like A real problem. I would still call them and ask what could be done.
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Take it to your local recycling centre and ask them - they'll probably say just empty it into the waste oil container. All sorts of crap goes in there anyway.

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