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Antifreeze is good for our cars, but it's not good for the environment. That sweet-smelling green fluid in your car's radiator can pollute water and kill fish and other animals.

Antifreeze is easily recycled. Many auto repair shops can recycle the antifreeze on the spot. Many others will remove the antifreeze and have it recycled at another location.

What you can do

You can take steps to make sure antifreeze is not harmful to the environment:

• Don't pour antifreeze on the ground. It may kill your grass, contaminate your water. A puddle of fluid can be dangerous to pets and wildlife.
• Don't pour antifreeze into storm drains, ditches, or streams. It can kill fish and other wildlife. And chemicals in the antifreeze, such as lead and copper, can end up in our wastewater treatment plant's biosolids. This can be a problem because, in Onondaga County, we recycle biosolids into fertilizer.
• Don't mix antifreeze with other automotive fluids such as oil. It can't be recycled if it's not pure.

For additional P2 information, please contact Dave Colbert, 315-435-2260.