What should I do with coolant-contaminated mixed fuel drained during vehicle depollution?
In brief
With coolant-contaminated mixed fuel drained during vehicle depollution, keep fuel apart from oil, coolant and AdBlue, keep containers closed, and book collections before storage reaches your permit limits. Yes. Call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.
What coolant in mixed fuel means here
Coolant adds water and glycol that do not burn and do not blend with fuel. In an engine it causes misfiring and corrosion, and glycol can damage seals and injection equipment. Authorised treatment facilities drain fuel from end-of-life vehicles before dismantling; it is usually petrol and diesel mixed in the same container.
Storing it until collection
Closed IBCs or drums made for fuel, in a bunded, ventilated area away from hot work. Clean mixed fuel from depollution usually earns a rebate.
Preventing coolant in mixed fuel next time
Use separate, labelled containers for coolant and for fuel, especially on depollution rigs.
How City Fuel Services handles waste mixed fuel
We collect waste mixed fuel from cans and drums up to bulk tanks, across England, Wales and mainland Scotland, from our licensed site in Droylsden, Manchester. Terms, a rebate or a charge, are agreed before collection.
Terms used in this answer
- Uplift
- The fuel trade's word for a collection: pumping fuel out of a tank or container and taking it away.
- Consignment note
- The document that travels with hazardous waste from the producer to the receiving site. Each person in the chain completes and signs their part.
| Problem | Coolant in Mixed fuel |
|---|---|
| Situation | Drained during depollution |
| Priority | Book regularly to stay within permit storage limits and cut fire risk. |
| Fuel | Mixed fuel |
| Also called | mixed petrol and diesel, cross-contaminated fuel, petroleum distillates |
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Official guidance: GOV.UK: hazardous waste.