Where do you people dispose of your transmission, differential, and power steering fluids. My local NAPA only takes motor oil.

 

Check some of the other parts store, I think it varies on where you live.

 

Advanced Auto Parts takes mine for free. Some states require any one that sells Fluids(oil, trans, P/S...etc) to take the fluid in for recycling or proper disposal.

 

They dont need to know it is ATF, or gear lube, etc.
It is all oil based and it is all recyclable.

 

What he said. Also, if the ATF is old enough, or mixed with enough used motor oil, it looks black anyway.

 

What I'd like to know is what you guys do with your old coolant.

 

Advanced Auto took mine as well.

 

Took it to AutoZone, dumped it into their waste oil container.

I used to work at Safety-Kleen, all used oils get recycled together, that includes engine coolant too.
It all goes into the same distillery, cooked under extreme high heat and pressure, the base stock boils off, the rest stays behind.
Once all condensed back down you have 100% pure petroleum base stock, then turn it into whatever you want.
Additive package "A", you have 10w-30, package "B" gear lube...thats the basics.

All metals are collected, melted down and made into who knows what.
Everything that is left over is made into other things and what cant be made into other things is incinerated to produce electricity or raw cement.

 

Thanks for the help, you guys always come thru with great responses.

 

What Spike said, plus - my Safety Kleene charges next to nothing for oil, but add fuel to it (diesel, stale gasoline) and that becomes a more expensive product to ship and hanldle. About $6 a gallon to get rid of salt water contaminated fuel from a boat (80 - 150 gallons at a time).... and don't even think of putting that krud in your truck or lawn mower.