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How they used to get rid of motor oil back in the day.

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I love how nowadays they made it illegal to wash your car out on the street because it pollutes the ground.

Like motherfucker where do you think this dirt goes to when it falls off the car while driving?

They should outlaw cars to fix this.

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It’s the soap

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We have safe cleaning detergents, the government agencies themselves claim it’s the dirt hence a reply to their claim

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He said can’t wash on the street which implies you can wash on the driveway which will immediately spill into the street.

I suspect the law is more of a safety law created after some teens were hit while washing their car and the parents demanded something must be done.

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Soap is not a grave concern for pollution. What got it banned - at least where I live - was the occupation of public space and consequent danger for circulation of other cars and pedestrians.

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illegal to wash your car out on the street because it pollutes the ground.

If you have a rainwater sewer, you’re basically pouring soap and oil straight into the nearest river or lake.

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I mean… the wisdom not really incorrect - the oil would soak into the ground. In this era people just piled up garbage in their back yard and burned it. Obviously this isn’t an appropriate way to dispose of things in 2024.

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The wisdom is incorrect though, in the sense that you aren’t ‘disposing’ of the oil using this method. You are simply hiding it while simultaneously toxifying your immediate environment.

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Semantics. What does it mean to “dispose” of something?

to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away

cambridge dictionary

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The oil is now outside of the environment

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But what about the front?

It’s still attached isn’t it?!

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It’s not IN an environment, it’s been towed OUTSIDE the ENVIRONMENT

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