How is oil recycled?

[Mark888]

Originally Posted By: Dyoel182
Years ago they sold a line of re-refined oils at Walmart. I remember this topic came up like a year ago and I emailed the nearest distributor who told me that they were trying to get the oils back on walmart shelves because of the "green" movement hopefully pushing sales this time around.

Yes, it was Safety Kleen that was sold at Walmart.

 

[Gary Allan]

I think that this will probably be restricted to government agencies just to keep the technology/process/supply streams viable. For re-refined oil to ever "work", the fuel production needs to come way down, making new feed stocks less readily and perpetually available at supply driven low pricing.

I mean, you can divert intermediary co-products in several directions, but all of the output has to go somewhere. You can't just store the stuff for later usage. So, you have to make something out of it (whatever that may be)

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
I think that this will probably be restricted to government agencies just to keep the technology/process/supply streams viable. For re-refined oil to ever "work", the fuel production needs to come way down, making new feed stocks less readily and perpetually available at supply driven low pricing.

I mean, you can divert intermediary co-products in several directions, but all of the output has to go somewhere. You can't just store the stuff for later usage. So, you have to make something out of it (whatever that may be)


Unless the fuel and oil price go up so high that hydro-cracking these base stock into diesel makes more money, the reason why engine oil didn't went on discount like we did in the last couple of years.

 

[scoobie]

government agencies are required to buy the re refined stuff. Many of the labels I read in the store make a point of 100% virgin and not recycled, as if the "virgin" stuff is best.
My used oil goes to a garage where they have a special furnace that burns it and they heat their place for free that way. The furnace was pricey, apparently. I would prefer that it be properly recycled, but it's better they burn oil instead of natural gas, which is used to make fertilizers and grow food.

 

[wafrederick1]

There is a myth on used oil: Using used oil for a deck stain.I read this in Handy Magazine I get since I am a master life member of the Handyman Club of America.Do attempt this,used oil has no drying agents and will ruin the wood.I do know an auto salvage yard in my area that burns used oil in the winter.One place I know that gets rid of old drain oil sells it to manufacturing plants for their power source