While cleaning out your garage, you notice that your old riding lawnmower is collecting dust in the corner. When it quit working last spring, you stored it in your garage and promptly forgot about it. You already bought a replacement, and you know you need to do something with the heap of useless metal taking up valuable space in your garage. The question you have is what exactly should you do with an old riding lawnmower. If you want to junk it, what are your options? Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Empty your old riding lawnmower of oil and gas. Drain the oil into a leak-proof plastic container with a lid that can be tightly closed. Take the oil to a used oil collection site or a local garage that will dispose of the oil for you. Use a siphoning kit to remove the gasoline from your old riding mower's fuel tank. Deposit the old fuel into a gas can or container.
2. Try placing your old riding mower out in front of your home with a sign that states that the mower is free. This is one of the easiest ways to get rid of your old junk. What may be useless to you, may be useful to someone else.
3. Locate a facility that will accept items made from ferrous (iron and steel) metals. Look in the phonebook or on the Internet for places that advertise junk hauling services, metal recycling, transfer stations or waste removal. Call the facility to ensure that they will accept your old riding lawnmower.
4. Check your local phonebook or online directory for salvage yards in your area that will accept old riding mowers.
5. Do an online search via freecycle.org to find people in your area who might be interested in acquiring your old riding lawnmower for free.
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