Disposing of Used Motor Oil

Craft: Recycling Used Motor Oil

littergitter
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April 26, 2019

Recycling Used Motor Oil - soda bottle funnel in milk jug It's grass mowing and garden plowing time. When my husband is going to change the oil in the mowers or tractor, I save a plastic soda bottle and a gallon milk jug, that has a top that screws on, for him to use to put the oil into.

We take the oil to the solid waste convenience site when taking the recycling and household trash. The oil goes in the oil barrel for recycling.

Supplies:

1 gal milk jug with a screw on top
plastic soda bottle
case cutter
paper towels
plastic grocery bag

Steps:

Rinse out the milk jug and the soda bottle.
Using a case cutter, cut the soda bottle so you can use the top part for a disposable funnel.

Recycling Used Motor Oil - cut soda bottle to use as a funnel

Place the funnel in the milk jug and pour the oil into the jug.

Recycling Used Motor Oil - insert into the opening in your milk jug and pour oil into the jug

Use paper towels to wipe out the drain pan which is one of my old aluminum pots.
Place the oily paper towels and the funnel into a plastic grocery bag.

Recycling Used Motor Oil - wipe out the container used to collect the oil with paper towels and place in a plastic trash bag along with the plastic bottle funnel

Tie it up so you can put it in with your trash.

Recycling Used Motor Oil - ready to recycle and dispose of the trash

At the convenience site, pour the oil into the oil container for recycling. Put the empty milk jug in the trash.

Recycling Used Motor Oil - take to a waste disposal site and add oil to the barrel

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Tip: Proper Disposal of Motor Oil

15mhhm15
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,298 Posts

August 3, 2017

There are many local auto shops and recycling centers that will accept your used motor oil and oil filters so they can be properly recycled - refined, reconditioned or reprocessed. It is completely free to you. Do not toss into the trash can or recycle can at your home.

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Tip: Recycle Used Motor Oil

Heather

May 16, 2007

Used motor oil is recyclable. If you change your own motor oil, pour it from pan into an empty windsheild wiper fluid bottle (with screw top) when you are done.