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Problem
Rainfall can wash motor vehicle fluids off roads and parking lots to our stormdrains where they travel untreated to our creeks. Gasoline, antifreeze, battery acid, brake fluid and motor oil are all poisonous to fish and other forms of aquatic life. A poorly maintained car can also degrade air quality.
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Never dispose of car fluids on the ground, in the trash or in a stormdrain. |
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Recycle your motor oil, drained oil filters, spent solvents, used antifreeze and car batteries (most commercial establishments recycle).
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Use drip pans to catch leaking or drained fluids.
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If spills occur, clean them up immediately with sorbent material (clay, kitty litter, sawdust, shop rags) and dispose of the waste in the trash.
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Car Washing |
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Take your car to a commercial car wash where detergents and other contaminants are collected and sent to be treated. |
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If you wash your car at home, skip the detergents and use only water. |
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Wash your car on an unpaved area, (or on ethat flows to an unpaved area) to prevent wastewater from flowing into the street. |
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Use a spray nozzle (not an open hose) to reduce water use and runoff into the street. |
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Copies of the Green Neighbor
booklets are available
at all Austin libraries.
For additional information, call 974-2550.
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