ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIFREEZE
There are a lot more environmentally friendly options than antifreeze. Some of these options include non-toxic windshield washer fluid (removes the methanol part of the fluid, but remains slightly less effective) and 'Green Antifreeze' (which is made up of more propylene glycol than ethylene glycol), to name a few.
The main reason for these alternatives are because when antifreeze is spilled or dumped, it affects the environment (shown left), mainly the wildlife that depend on streams, or live in streams for that matter. Below: A pipe with contaminated water heading for a nearby stream |