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Waste Policy Forum
Success Stories
Nuevo Laredo hosts a series of used oil collection events (PDF en Español) (45 pp, 8.9M)
El Paso-Ciudad Juarez creates used oil prevention action plan
Nogales, Sonora succeeds in collecting 8,000 gallons of used oil
Recycling your used oil
is easy
- Put your used motor oil in a clean plastic container with a tight lid.
- Never store used oil in a container that once held chemicals, food, or beverages.
- Do not mix the oil with anything else, such as antifreeze, solvent, or paint.
- Do not spill any oil on the ground.
- Take used motor oil to a service station or other location that collects used motor oil for recycling.
Find a location to recycle your used oil 
How to setup a local program to recycle used oil (PDF) (38 pp, 749K, About PDF)
Used Oil
Used oil is any petroleum-based or synthetic substance that has pasted its initial lifespan due to impurities that reduce its effectiveness.
Used motor oil is insoluble, persistent and can contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals. It is a major contributor of water contamination and can result in pollution of drinking water sources.
View links and publications on used oil by topic.
- Basic Information – Learn basic information on used oil.
- Grants/ Funding – Learn about used oil project funding opportunities.
- Management – Learn how to manage your used oil.
- Outreach – Learn about the "You Dump It, You Drink It" campaign.
- Meetings/ Workshops – View meeting presentations.
- State Programs – Learn about U.S. state used oil programs.
- Spanish Resources – Recursos en Español
Basic Information
Used Oil Basic Information
Provides factual information on used oil, tips on recycling used oil and oil filters, the benefits of recycling oil, a case study.
Re-Refined Lubricating Oil
Provides background information, recommended recovered materials content ranges, product specifications, product information, and additional links.
Earth 911 - Motor Oil
Find a location to recycle your used oil plus useful information on how to handle your used oil like a pro.
Grants/Funding
EPA Border Waste Funding Mechanisms
Provides links on border funding mechanisms.
Sustainable Recycling Solutions in the Context of the BECC Development Process (PDF) (24 pp, 237K),
LBJ School at the University of Austin. This Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) presentation provides information on the BECC funding criteria for used oil.
Used Oil Grant Program
California Integrated Waste Management Board. Provides information on the California Integrated Waste Management Board's used oil grant program.
Management
EPA's Used Oil Management Program
Provides information on how to manage used oil.
How to Setup a Local Program to Recycle Used Oil (PDF) (38 pp, 749K)
This EPA fact sheet contains valuable information for businesses such as service stations, fleet maintenance facilities, and "quick lube" shops that generate and handle used oil. It summarizes the EPA's used oil management standards.
Managing Used Oil: Advice for Small Businesses
This fact sheet contains valuable information for businesses such as service stations, fleet maintenance facilities, and "quick lube" shops that generate and handle used oil. It summarizes the EPA's used oil management standards.
Recycled Used Oil Compliance Monitoring
Provides information on compliance monitoring of used oil in the U.S.
Outreach
"You Dump It, You Drink It" Campaign
Provides used oil campaign materials including brochures and posters.
Collecting Used Oil for Recycling/Reuse: Tips for Consumers Who Change Their Own Motor Oil and Oil Filters (PDF) (8 pp, 218K)
This EPA fact sheet contains valuable information for businesses such as service stations, fleet maintenance facilities, and "quick lube" shops that generate and handle used oil. It summarizes the EPA's used oil management standards.
Poster: "You dump it, you drink it." (PDF) (1 pp, 33K)
You Dump It, You Drink It - Storing Used Oil (Poster) (PDF) (1 pp, 38K)
You Dump It, You Drink It - Recycle Used Motor Oil (Brochure) (PDF) (4 pp, 173K)
Meetings/ Workshops
Cross-Border Environmental Management: Scrap Tires and Used Oil Conference Proceedings, February 26, 2007 - March 1, 2007
LBJ School at the University of Austin. Posted within the website are the video recordings of the presentations along with Power Point presentations, handouts, and any other media used during the conference. Please feel free to browse this website and its contents.
State Programs
All links in this section exit EPA.
Arizona
Arizona Department Environmental Quality Used Oil Program Home page
Provides an overview of Arizona's Used Oil Program.
California
California Integrated Waste Management Board Oil Recycling Program
California Integrated Waste Management Board. Learn about California's recycling and disposal program, including information specfic to collection center operators, generators, grantees, the general public. This website also provides valuable resources.
California Waste Stream Profiles: Used Oil
California Integrated Waste Management Board. Provides jurisdiction-specific used oil profiles and statewide used oil data.
Used Oil Grant Program
California Integrated Waste Management Board. Provides information on the California Integrated Waste Management Board's used oil grant program.
New Mexico
Fact Sheet for Auto Salvage Yards (Word.doc) (3 pp, 67K)
New Mexico Environmental Department. Describes how to recycle used oil.
ECAR Fact Sheet for New Mexico Used Oil
Automotive Recyclers Association. Provides New Mexico regulations, a self-audit checklist, best management practices, and more.
Texas
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Used Oil Program
Texas Commission on Environmental Qualityt. Topics in this website include financial assurance for used oil recycling, generators of used oil, marketers of used oil, TCEQ's used oil recycling program and more.
Spanish Resources
Programa para el manejo de aceite usado
La campaña "Si lo tira, se lo toma"
Si lo tira, se lo toma (PDF) (1 pp, 30K)
Un cartel para consumidores y aquellas personas que cambian el aceite usado de sus autos con información sobre cómo manejar el aceite usado de motor.
Si lo tira, se lo toma - Cómo Almancenar el Aceite Usado de Motor (PDF) (1 pp, 30K)
Un cartel para uso en los talleres de mecánicos y reparación de automóviles a fin de recordar a los empleados sobre los pasos adecuados para el almacenaje del aceite usado de motor.
Si lo tira, se lo toma - Cómo Manejar el Aceite Usado de Motor (PDF) (1 pp, 35K)
Una tarjeta de referencia con consejos sobre el manejo y almacenamiento adecuado de aceite usado de motor para los dueños y gerentes de talleres de automecánica y reparación.
Si lo tira, se lo toma - Recicle el Aceite Usado de Motor (PDF) (4 pp, 178K)
Un folleto informativo diseñado para aquellos individuos que cambian el aceite de sus propios automóviles sobre la manera en que deben cambiar y desechar el aceite usado de sus automóviles.
Si lo tira, se lo toma - Cómo Manejar los Derrames de Aceite Usado de Motor (PDF) (1 pp, 35K)
Un cartel diseñado para los talleres de mecánica de automóviles para recordar a los empleados sobre el manejo adecuado de derrames de aceite usado de motor.
Si lo tira, se lo toma - El Aceite Usado de Motor Contamina Nuestra Agua (PDF) (1 pp, 21K)
Una calcomanía para los consumidores y aquellas personas que cambian el aceite de sus propios automóviles con el lema "Si lo tira, se lo toma".
¿Tienes tu Licencia de Conducir? Puedes hacer una diferencia (PDF) (2 pp, 1.9M)
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