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Antifreeze

Antifreeze

Poison,

Antifreeze is made of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol, both cooling and heat transfer agents that prevent your car from freezing in winter and overheating in summer. Both are petroleum products which can wreak havoc on the environment if disposed of improperly and cause death if ingested.

Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities

How do I go green?

Reduce

To use less antifreeze, drive less. By leaving your car at home once a week or switching to bus or bike commuting, you’ll help the health of the planet in innumerable ways. When buying a car, choose a small vehicle with superb gas mileage; you’ll use less of all car fluids. Keep your car in good shape by using the proper mixture of antifreeze and de-ionized water (not tap water) and buy no more than you need.

Reuse

Used antifreeze can be processed using a filter and reused, however, not all shops will accept used antifreeze. Canadian Tire and Fountain Tire are two that will; check below for a full listing.

Recycle

Anitfreeze and antifreez containers have recently been added to the used oil recycling product stewardship program for motor oil, motor oil filters and motor oil containers. 
Return used antifreeze to any of the facilities listed here or in the list below. The Hartland Landfill Recycling Facility accepts residential quantities of used and leftover antifreeze at the Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Facility—it’s free to bring household hazardous waste for drop off.

Facilities

Fountain Tire
610 Herald Street
Victoria
250-382-6184

Gurton's Garage Ltd.
9139 East Saanich Road
Victoria
250-656-3939

Hartland Recycling Facility
# 1 Hartland Avenue
Victoria
250-360-3030

Hetherington Industries Ltd.
4715 Roger Street, Port Alberni
Port Alberni
1-800-563-6004

Newalta Corporation
1080 Maughan Road, Nanaimo BC
Nanaimo
1-800-999-9441

Pacific Rim Coolant Recycler
Box 2204 Ladysmith
Ladysmith
250-245-8229

The Environmental Story

Used or leftover antifreeze is poisonous to flora and fauna alike. After being used, antifreeze can contain heavy metals which can contaminate watersheds and soils. As antifreeze is petroleum based, it’s also a non-renewable resource, and takes energy to produce, which increases its impact on our planet. Proper disposal of antifreeze, as a household hazardous waste, is imperative to protect children and pets from poisoning and our rivers and oceans from pollution.

Did You Know?

Used Antifreeze contains heavy metals and other impurities and has to be handled with care to both protect the environment and ensure that pets do not inadvertently ingest it. Like oil, antifreeze is also a product that is highly recyclable, with most of the used antifreeze being recycled into new automotive antifreeze that is sold to customers in BC. The antifreeze containers are collected together with oil containers. They are recycled to make new oil and antifreeze containers and other plastic products.

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Save the Date!

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Questions? Call the CRD Hotline.

Questions? Call the CRD Hotline.

We can answer your questions on the Hartland landfill, composting, household hazardous waste, recycling and more!

t: 250.360.3030
toll-free: 1.800.663.4425 #3030

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