Proper Oil Disposal & other information

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proper oil recycling is good for business and the environment

The epa estimates that improper dumping of the used oil from a single oil change can disrupt operations at water treatment facilities and contaminate a million gallons of fresh water. That’s enough water for 50 people for a year. That’s in the city. In the country, oil dumped on the ground can permeate the soil and contaminate ground water resources. I’ve heard some people say that it’s great for fence lines. Some think that putting it into a sealed container and putting it in the trash is ok. However, landfills can leach into ground water as well.
Let’s put out a few ground rules to the used oil handling process:
store your used motor oil in a clean plastic container with a lid.
Avoid any containers that once contained bleach, cleaners or other chemicals, and never even think of mixing motor oil with any of these substances.
Do not mix used motor oil with brake or transmission fluid and/or coolant.
Your oil filter has oil in it, too. Punch a hole in it and let it drain for 12-24 hours before disposing.
Find an oil recycling center near you. That can be your local parts store, quick lube, etc. You can go to earth911.com - find recycling centers and learn how to recycle To find one nearest you.
Over 240 million gallons of used oil are improperly disposed of nationally each year, equivalent to 24 exxon valdez spills.

how much lubricant in a barrel of crude oil?

Thanks to “processing gains” at today’s refineries, a 42 gallon barrel of crude oil can make an average of 44.2 gallons of products.
But very little of it is lubricants:

19.5 gals gasoline
9.2 gals diesel/home heating oil
4.1 gals kerosene-type jet fuel
2.3 gals heavy, residual fuel oils
1.9 gals liquefied refinery gases
1.9 gals still gas
1.8 gals coke
1.3 gals asphalt and road oil
1.2 gals petrochemical feedstocks
0.5 gals lubricants
0.2 gals kerosene
0.3 gals other
 
Good info...

It is becoming a problem to recycle used motor oil - though parts stores are required to take it..

The recycling center in el cerrito used to take used motor oil. From what I overheard, somebody dumped oil with pcbs in the tank and it has been shut down ever since -- 6 - 7 months.

They will still take the used oil filters and empty plastic oil containers.

Just took some used oil to a kragens the other day and one of the clerks wanted to smell it before I could dump it in their tank.:confused5:
 
Heck it's what wuut we used ta kill weeds with:yikes:
years ago it was dust control; till I got told it was a major source of lead pollution in groundwater. Gad, the things we used to toss at the 'ol dump before dumps became landfills.

Glad we all know a little more; at least from my shop all waste goes to a proper disposal, but I ain't vouch'in for the quality of used oil or coolant.
 
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