How to dispose of gasoline

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We've inherited a house with several gas (petrol) containers in the garage. I haven't tried using them because

  1. I don't know how old they are.
  2. I don't know what oil/gas mixture they have.

They've been sitting around for over a year now, and I want to get rid of them. What's the responsible way of disposing of them?

Best Answer

Your local fire department should take them off your hands and dispose of them properly (in an environmentally safe manner) and safely.

I say the above, as I recently wanted to dispose of some old engine coolant in a responsible manner and didn't know where I could take it for disposal, so I went to our local fire station to ask them, they pointed me in the right direction and additionally informed me for future reference they take and dispose of petrol (gas).