I cut open all my oil filters, so I do wipe off the can, leaf spring and base plate, and remove the base gasket and put that metal in the recycle. It's all metal. Can take the oil soaked media portion to the auto parts store that accepts used oil filters. If done right, those stores that take used oil filters have them sent to a proper recycling facility that handles used oil filters.This thread is a comical "feel good story"...how does one "recycle" a container that has metal on the outside, rubber/silicone/paper/synthetic media on the inside? Do you think the recyclers have an industrial oil filter cutter/inspector version of the tool BITOG peeps post when taking apart oil filters so they can separate the parts?
Your recycle bin tells you to discard the cap from a plastic milk container (because it can't be recycled) then rinse out the milk jug before you put it in the recycle bin...seems that a used oil filter would be much more trouble than it is worth to parse out into components.
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