Safety Kleen / WalMart Tech 2000

[Shoboost]

Hi everyone,this is my first post...i was browsing old posts and came upon the question of who makes Tech 2000 for Walmart in Canada...i was told by a mid level management person with Walmart(my son in law)that Tech 2000 was made and supplied by Safety Kleen Corp.They supply Walmart with a number of products...their main business is recycling...check out their website www.safety-kleen.com Does this mean Tech 2000 is recycled oil? Leon.

 

[csandste]

I think I read something like this before, but I do have questions--

1. Earlier references to Tech 2000 indicated that it wasn't the same as SuperTech and that the container indicated manufacture in Canada. SK is an American company.

2. A quick look at their web page doesn't seem to mention lubrication production, only recycling.

3. I do seem to remember U.S. Wal-Marts selling recycled oil, but it's been several years. Anyone else remember this?

 

[Mike_dup1]

It should say on the bottle if its made from re-refined oil.

I have seen oils like this but in 55 gallon drums at big state maintenance shop. I asked the forman why they used it and said, they had no choice, state law mandated they used a certain percentage of recyled products, allbeit oil or paper etc.

 

[Greg]

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Originally posted by Shoboost:
Hi everyone,this is my first post...i was browsing old posts and came upon the question of who makes Tech 2000 for Walmart in Canada...i was told by a mid level management person with Walmart(my son in law)that Tech 2000 was made and supplied by Safety Kleen Corp.They supply Walmart with a number of products...their main business is recycling...check out their website www.safety-kleen.com Does this mean Tech 2000 is recycled oil? Leon.

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at the new store they had boxes of jugs stacked up and they did say safety-kleen on them. they have a refinery plant up here.

 

[Jimbo]

A Safety-Kleen rep told me that they do sell recylced oil at WalMart under the SK name. This is not a money maker but more of a PR thing to sell recyled products. There is so much oversupply of base oil refining capacity that re-refining costs almost as much as new oil. They do not make the WalMart house brand.