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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Maintaining Your Vehicle and the Quality of Our Waterways
- 5 Car Washing Practices to Reduce Your Impact
- FREE Disposal of Hazardous Automobile Items in Lincoln
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Maintaining Your Vehicle and the Quality of Our Waterways
Keep your car—and the environment—running smoothly by following some simple automotive best practices.
- Maintain: Conduct regular car maintenance to prevent leakage of oil, antifreeze, and other fluids, which will also help you save money on car repairs.
- Recycle & properly dispose: Used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, and car batteries cannot be disposed of in the trash. Lincoln residents have 2 FREE resources to help with properly disposing these items:
- Clean up spills: Use a drip pan to collect spills when changing car fluids. Quickly clean up any leaks or spills that occur with an absorbent material like kitty litter and dispose of it at a collection center, such as WPWMA.
- Manage trash: Keep a reusable bag inside your car to place waste into as you travel.
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5 Car Washing Practices to Reduce Your Impact
Shifting gears - let’s talk about tips for washing your car! When you wash your car in the driveway, the wash water contains detergent, motor oil, gas, and other residues and can flow into nearby storm drains and ultimately the local creeks without being treated. These 5 car washing best practices can help protect our creeks and rivers:
- Leave it to the pros: Most commercial car wash facilities recycle the wash water or are connected to the sanitary sewer system that will treat the wash water.
- Get on the grass: Washing your car on a permeable surface like grass or gravel will allow the ground to absorb the wash water and filter the soap and other residues rather than allowing it to flow to the storm drain and, eventually, to the local creeks and rivers.
- Switch products: Look for products labeled “non-toxic,” “phosphate free,” and “biodegradable,” which are more environmentally friendly. However…..the washwater from these products should not be allowed to flow into the storm drains..
- Be water wise: Did you know that in the City of Lincoln, all hoses must be fitted with a positive pressure, manually operated hose nozzle as part of a water conservation measure? Otherwise, you may be fined or penalized! To learn more about the City’s water restriction measures here.
- Bucket list: Always empty buckets of wash water onto landscaped areas (where the water cannot reach a storm drain) or into sinks or toilets.
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FREE Disposal of Hazardous Automobile Items In Lincoln
Household hazardous waste (HHW) are items that contain toxic materials and cannot be disposed of in the trash. They must be recycled through a specific service that collects HHW. Items that are HHW and involved with an automobile includes: used motor oil & filters, vehicle batteries, and automotive fluids.
Luckily, here in Lincoln, we have two FREE resources to help us out:
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Curbside pickup service for motor oil, filters, and more!
As of the week of May 11th, this service is now offered again.
Items are picked up by appointment only.
Call (916) 434-2450 to schedule.
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Drop-off facility open to the public Monday-Friday.
You must wear a mask and maintain a safe distance from other folks in the facility.
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Remember—Clean Water Starts With You!
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