How should you dispose of unwanted gasoline?

Use your community's hazardous waste program.

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  1. Burn it in the yard
  2. Use your community's hazardous waste program ✔
  3. Pour it down a drain

Why: Take unwanted fuel to a local hazardous waste collection site. Never pour it down drains or burn it.

Huh, didn't know that: Take unwanted fuel to a local hazardous waste collection site. Never pour it down drains or burn it.

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Old gas needs a proper goodbye, not a drain.
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Answer: Use your community's hazardous waste program. Take unwanted fuel to a local hazardous waste collection site. Never pour it down drains or burn it.

  1. Scouting America: Fire Safety www.scouting.org/merit-badges/fire-safety
    Describe the options available for safely disposing of unwanted flammable, combustible, and hazardous substances in your community.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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