How to dispose of 10 gallons of bad gas?

[Anonymous]

I've got about 10 gallons of bad gas I need to get rid of. It's in the tank of a car that's been sitting for nearly 6 years, and I'm in the process of getting it back on the road. I can easily drain the tank, but I'm not sure what to do with it once it's out.

I live in DC. I considered DPW's hazardous waste dropoff program, but they don't include gasoline on their accepted items list (they don't seem to prohibit it). Plus, I assume they'd only accept it in approved containers, which means I'd have to buy two 5-gallon gas cans and turn them in.

Any ideas other that lighting it on fire or letting it evaporate slowly?

[Anonymous]

"Motor oil and fuel" is an acceptable Household Hazardous Waste item in DC. I'd do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Motor oil and fuel" is an acceptable Household Hazardous Waste item in DC. I'd do that.

Ah, so it is. The question is what do I put it in? Old milk jugs?

[Anonymous]

Approved gas cans will work. I suspect they will empty them and return them to you.

[Anonymous]

It’s probably not bad. It’s so wasteful to put it into the hazmat stream.


Why not just add in ONE gallon each time you fill your tank, and burn it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s probably not bad. It’s so wasteful to put it into the hazmat stream.


Why not just add in ONE gallon each time you fill your tank, and burn it?

It is absolutely bad; I think it absorbs water from air?

[Anonymous]

I'd burn it in a clunker. Water will settle so pour carefully into tank, and maybe dispose the last third or gallon even properly as hazmat if water is suspected.