New York Recycling Center Upgrades to Seda-Easy Drain

Brookfield Resource Management, Inc., a Elmsford, N.Y., recycling company, has upgraded to a cleaner, safer and more efficient fluid evacuation system that collects and stores fluids from end-of-life vehicles. Brookfield is the first facility in the state to employ the Seda-Easy Drain, manufactured by Seda Environmental, which uses compressed air to remove virtually all fluids safely and efficiently.

Before end-of-life vehicles are recycled, they must be drained of engine oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, antifreeze, washer fluid, freon and gasoline. The system can drain the vehicle within 8-10 minutes and pumps the fluids into dedicated recovery tanks to be recycled.

“This is the best available technology for draining fluids from end-of-life vehicles,” says Tom Malone, president, Brookfield Resource Management, Inc. “It’s much cleaner and more efficient than conventional methods. The combination of the environmental benefits and the economic benefits of recycling fluids makes this a sound investment.”

Brookfield’s new fluid containment system has huge environmental benefits. By properly removing and containing potentially hazardous fluids, the potential for ground and surface water contamination is combated. The updated process also prevents spills and cross-contamination of vehicle fluids.