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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: 78 Chevyrado on January 19, 2010, 04:31:08 pm
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Went down to the local oil change place to dump my used oil today. Usually I show up with 5 or 10 gallons and they just let me dump it in there. Go down there today and there's new mechanics and they told me it'll be $1 per quart to take used oil... I just started laughin in his face (couldn't help it) and he looked mad. I had 15 gallons today and that would have cost $60. HAHAAHA, yeah right.
Oh well I took my oil to advance and dumped the oil no charge of coarse. Guess I'll be going to advance or auto zone from now on. I knew they took oil but the oil change place was way closer, but it's not $60 worth of close. LOL
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I used to drop mine off at Express. I stopped a few years back when they pulled that on me to..
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You should print this and tell the guy you'll be spreading the word that he's not a participating recycler.
Many service stations, repair facilities and quick lubes will accept used oil and used oil filters. Additionally, your local government or recycling coordinator may be able to identify curbside or other recycling programs in your area. The best way of locating a nearby collection center is to visit the web site www. Earth911.org. This web site allows you to search for collection centers by ZIP code. It also has information on recycling other items like batteries, electronics, and aluminum.
http://www.recycleoil.org/more.html
Did you know used oil can be re-refined into base stock for lubricating oil.
If you recycle just two gallons of used oil it can generate enough electricity to run the average household for almost 24 hours.
Cars are an indispensable fact of life for most of us. So, too, are abundant and clean supplies of drinking water. What we do with the used oil from our cars plays an important role in balancing our desire for convenient transportation with our desire for a clean and healthy environment today and for future generations.
We are all familiar with recycling newspapers, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, but you may not be aware of the efforts of the petroleum industry and other groups to promote used motor oil recycling: providing convenient collection sites for the purpose of keeping used motor oil out of our waterways and ground water supplies and getting used oil into the recycling system.
Motor oil has value even after it has been drained from an engine. The oil you take to a collection center to be recycled saves energy. It can be reprocessed and used in furnaces for heat or in power plants to generate electricity for homes, schools, and businesses. It can also be sent to a refinery that specializes in processing used oil and re-refined into lubricating base oils that can be used to formulate engine oils meeting API specifications.
What can you do? If you change your own oil, be certain that you take it to a collection center for recycling. If you take your car to an automotive service outlet, you can be fairly certain that they recycle the oil that they change. But if you're not sure, ask.
Used motor oil that is collected by "do-it-yourselfers" is critical to the used oil recycling system. Next time you change your own oil, remember, you can make a difference by recycling the oil from your car, truck, motorcycle, boat, recreational vehicle or lawnmower. By dropping off your used motor oil today you help prevent pollution and conserve energy for a safer and healthier tomorrow.
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They're trying to scam you. This encourages less scrupulous people to give up and dump their oil in the gutter. It should be so easy to properly dispose of oil that it's a no brainer.....which it is in my area, but not so for some.
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If you got a oil burner for the house just put some kerosene in it lol
Dad used to do it all the time just not sure of the exact mix
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Good thing I found a place to take the oil. They used to not take oil anywhere aroundwhere I used to live so I just filled up milk jugs or whatever I had and left it outside their back door at night...lol Same with old tires at the tire place. I just noticed a small out of the way backroad near my house the other day... there's got to be 100+ tires in this pile; and it's 5 feet off the road. DANG
I've thought that about oil before... I know it has value and gets recycled. I think they should pay me something (since they do with scrap metal) to get my oil even if it's like $.05 per qt or something.... But they won't so I'm just glad to be rid of it. Yeah auto zone and advance have a 5 gallon limit (per day) so since the advance and auto zone are within sight from one another, I took 5 gallons to each one... I'll take the other 10 gallons tomorrow. I just won't let it build up again. I think I did 2 oil changes and flushed 2 rear ends and flushed 3 trannys. bunch of fluid at once!
That does make sense for parts stores to take oil... keeps the new oil moving off their shelves. I know if I just couldn't get rid of it or it cost too much to do, I'd just have the dealer do it. but I REALLY REALLY REALLY hate taking the truck to the dealer. they love slamming the hood while doing it off center. I hate that! >:( They'll do it even if you're right there (not supposed to be) and just told them not to. I'd likely have my trucks oil changes done at the dealer if they wouldn't be so rough and tear it up. You'd think they were trying to roll the truck on it's side the way they slam the doors; and my doors click shut.
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That's common.....Not right but it happens...When i was 15 i worked at a wash and lube...And i spent some time in the lube shop.....Some times they would get some one to fall for it and make some lunch money some times they would get a fight.....I didn't think it was right. But it was a every day thing..
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you would think the county would be happy to take it off your hands cause more than likely they have a shop thats heated by used oil i know at the nursery i and my dad worked at, i would just take oil in and dump it they never had a problem with it
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our county landfill has a recycling center. You pay $3 if you take trash to the landfill, no matter how big the load.
For the recycling center, it's free if you just drop off branches, (since we can't burn brush in this county), and two tires at a time, and any newspaper, cardboard or used oil (no limit).
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two tires at a time but you have how many on the truck?
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two tires at a time but you have how many on the truck?
just have to go back and throw two more tires away on a second trip, according to my math.
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We heat the shop, and We just put a waste oil boiler in at the owners house. Turned his main boiler into a secondary unit. We take oil all the time, unless its questionable about water or anti freeze mixed in. We have approx 2,000 gals in reserve to start the winter. even taking it in and producing waste oil all winter we are down to about 300 or 400 gals by spring. Shop is always between 65 and 70 degrees though!! 8)