Used Oil

What Is Waste Oil?

EPA defines waste oil as any oil that has been refined from crude oil or synthetic oil that has been used and is contaminated by physical or chemical contaminants as a result of such use. Simply put, waste oil is exactly what the name suggests: any synthetic or petroleum-based oil that has ever been used.

With normal use, contaminants such as dirt, metal debris, water or chemicals can mix with the oil and over time the oil will not perform well. At some point, this used oil will need to be replaced with fresh or re-refined oil to get the job done.The EPA Waste Oil Management Standards include a three-pronged approach to determining whether a substance meets the definition of waste oil.

To meet the EPA definition of waste oil, a substance must meet each of the following three criteria:

How Is Used Oil Recycled?

Once oil has been used, it can be collected, Recycled And used Again And again. It is Estimated That 380 million gallons of used oil are recycled each year. Recycled used oil can sometimes be Reused For the same job or Perform A different Job entirely. For example, used motor oil can be re-refined and sold In stores As motor Oil, Or processed Into blast Furnace Fuel.Aluminum rolling oils Can Also be filtered And reused On Site.


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