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Auto Fluid, Brake

You Need to Know

Brake fluid cannot go into the curbside trash or recycle bins.  It may be dropped off, free of charge, at one of the Transfer Stations' Household Hazardous Waste collection sites. Containers must be 5 gallons or less and labeled.

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Brake fluid, used motor oil and other crude-based products like hydraulic fluid, gear lube oils, metalworking oils, transmission and differential fluids may me mixed together and dropped off at one of the Transfer Stations' Household Hazardous Waste sites.

Do not add anything else or you run the risk of contaminating a batch of used oil and turning it into a hazardous waste. You can also take back brake fluid to the site you purchased it at. Call them first to see how much they will take and specific requirements.