I was just curious what others do with their oil after a change. Do you drop it off somewhere or use it for something else? I usually drop my used motor oil at the automotive center at my local Walmart. Dropped off 2.5 gallons this morning and signed their little book.
What do YOU do with your used oil?
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I send all of the recovered lubricants and coolant to local recycling facilities.
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Spray on the vehicles for some protection against rust.
Right back to Walmart in the jug it came in !
Back to auto stores accepting used oil - or wait when the garbage and recycle truck makes the rounds as our recycle truck accepts used oil.
Now what about oil filters - me, I drain awhile, then cut them open for inspection, then trash.
Now what about oil filters - me, I drain awhile, then cut them open for inspection, then trash.
I dump it in the recycle tank at the local AAP. I bring home the used cat litter jug that I store used oil in, and it goes with my household recycling when the trash man picks it up. I keep my old filters in an empty cat litter tub style container. When it gets full the old filters all go in the filter recycle barrel at an indy garage near my house. I am pretty sure American Filter takes the old used filters from there.
Take to the local Council depot...in business hours...which aren't business hourse, as they try to make it 10-4, and then only if someone is available to take it.
aka drive around with it in the back of the truck for a couple of weeks waiting to find a window where the Council will do their job.
aka drive around with it in the back of the truck for a couple of weeks waiting to find a window where the Council will do their job.
I fertilize my lawn with it
I dump it in my neighbor's yard when he's not looking.
The shop that does my repairs has a waste oil heater.
I cut the filters apart and put the steel only parts in my single stream recycling container. The facility picks up the iron stuff by magnet so it should be fine whether its an oil filter can or Campbell's soup can. (They have a video on the facility which I watched).
I cut the filters apart and put the steel only parts in my single stream recycling container. The facility picks up the iron stuff by magnet so it should be fine whether its an oil filter can or Campbell's soup can. (They have a video on the facility which I watched).
Around here Walmart has a paper log you fill out when you return oil. It appears from the log they get back 5-10 gallons a week. They probably sell 5-10 gallons an hour.
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