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• AP Lockheed is offering a free collection service for used clutch and brake fluid for workshops approved by the local distributor. "Many workshops do not realise that brake fluid is a controlled waste under the EPA and cannot be put into used engine oil or down the drain," says AP's Phil Woodcock.
Workshops which agree to use only Lockheed Bag in the Box clutch and brake fluid will also receive two 25-litre drums to hold the waste. Once one is full the workshop contacts Safety-Kleen which collects the full drum and leaves a second empty one. Safety-Kleen will issue the transfer note to the workshop and invoice the £16.46 disposal charge to AP. The only cost to the workshop is a oneoff payment which can be as low as £20 for the initial drums.
AP says the volume of fluid used is not a deciding factor in whether a workshop is accepted on the scheme. Those accepted can remain in the scheme as long as they continue exclusive use of Lockheed clutch and brake fluid.
Safety-Kleen disposes of the brake fluid by recycling it into a fuel blended for cement kilns.
Workshops transgressing the EPA will run a greater risk of getting caught as HM Inspectorate of Pollution staff is being increased. Recent adverts specify a performance-related bonus in the
salary structure.
The recent pollution scare over drinking water in Worcester was caused by a chemical spill said to be equivelent to an asprin in an Olympic-size swimming pool.