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Subject:Re: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
Date:Sat, 26 Jul 2003 02:55:16 EDT

In a message dated 7/25/03 5:23:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM writes:

> Hello from Atlanta, GA.  I have an old gas tank with 4 gallons of old,
> varnish smelling gasoline that I wish to properly dispose of.  Is there an
> environmentally responsible way to get rid of this?  Oil recyclers will not take
> it, I cannot find anything to add to it to render it safe and inert, a friend
> at EPA said there are no guidelines for the proper disposal of old gasoline.
> Suggestions

dump it on the concrete pavement and set it on fire.   nothing left to leak
down into the soil that way, and it wont explode when you throw a match at it.
most will evaporate.