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Yes, O'R has that rule.
Though they never noticed 4 qrts of ATF blended with 4 gallons of oil.
They will NOT pour in oil contaminated with water or anything that appears to have any additives. So if it looks and smells like a black tar, it's OK.
Same goes for any store around here, brand regardless. It's something about them being fined by whoever buys oil from them, as processing is different for different fluids, or so they said.
Yes, O'R has that rule.
Though they never noticed 4 qrts of ATF blended with 4 gallons of oil.
They will NOT pour in oil contaminated with water or anything that appears to have any additives. So if it looks and smells like a black tar, it's OK.
Same goes for any store around here, brand regardless. It's something about them being fined by whoever buys oil from them, as processing is different for different fluids, or so they said.
The local OReilly's that I used to take my used oil to expected me to carry it in and dump it into the barrel myself.
I can only assume they were selling/giving it to somebody who didn't really care - probably somebody who used it to heat his shop.
To recycle used motor oil and oil filters at curbside, you must use free City-issued oil jugs and filter bags which are designed to prevent leaks. Place filled oil jugs and filter bags on the curb near your recycling cart for collection. To order the free oil jugs and filter bags, call your recycling hauler.
After collecting your used motor oil or oil filter bags, the driver will leave a replacement for what is collected. For example, if one oil jug is picked up, then one empty oil jug is left in exchange (up to a maximum of four one-gallon jugs). If one oil filter bag is collected, then one empty filter bag is left in exchange (up to a maximum of two oil filter bags). Remember: oil mixed with antifreeze, transmission fluid, or any other automotive fluid will NOT be collected. For safe disposal of other automotive fluids, contact the Santa Clara Countywide Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program at (408) 299-7300 to schedule a free appointment.
A couple things to consider.
1. Most of this used motor oil is bought by people who use it to heat their shops. Unless things are completely different in different parts of the country, this is not a government regulated thing. Yet...
2. If you mix 1 quart of transmission fluid with a gallon of motor oil, and take it in, they'll never know.
nope it's not true anymore. The oil is purchased by big companies and refined back into motor oil because the light crude oil that works well as motor oil is hard to find.
From a recycling standpoint, burning used oil is typically frowned upon and not generally considered a form of recycling. The oil refiners pay alot for the used oil and I've heard that even mobile 1 synthetic has some recycled oil in it's base oils.
I mix my brake fluid and transmission fluid in there and submit it. They sometimes ask you for a name and address in the unlikely event that you are trying to recycle used oil from a generator which contains lots of pcbs which are supposed to be unrecyclable. I've also heard that some places that take PCB contaminated oil will need either new storage tanks or a complete cleanout which costs big bucks. This is also the reason why those places limit the amount of oil you are allowed to turn in.
Government regulation is moving very quickly and I recently learned (in hazwaste training) that Texas is coming up quick to be the next environmental super nanny only behind California.
That sounds like a good plan. I hope you dump your anti-freeze in there too. Give it a nice sheen.
Cuts down on algae growth, too.
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