Disposing these vehicles poses a special environmental challenge for those in the auto-recycling business. Vehicle fluids oil, brake fluids, antifreeze are chemicals that can compound waste problems by contaminating wash water, sludge or bare ground with hazardous materials. In a good auto-recycling operation, these fluids and many other items, such as oil filters, tires and window cleaner, may be recycled. This campaign takes that recycling concept a step further and shows auto wreckers how to safely collect vehicle fluids, handle old batteries, and assure spills and accidents don t happen at the work site. Some 500 manuals and videos, produced with grant money from Ecology and a variety of industry sources, will be sent to auto-recyclers throughout Eastern Washington and AROW members throughout the state.
Manuals also are available in Spanish.