Going Green With Used Oil Recycling

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(Newswire.net — May 15, 2013) Calgary, AB — In our society most everyone knows what “going green” means. One important area where going green is important is in the recycling of used motor oil because it is vital to protect our health and the environment.

Proper oil recycling keeps the used oil out of our water system. Not only is this important for maintaining our own good health it also protects aquatic plants and animals as well as other wildlife. If we were to calculate the damage an improperly disposed of gallon of used oil could cause it would be shocking.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “the used oil from one oil change can contaminate one million gallons of fresh water — a years’ supply for 50 people!”

With clean water being one of our most important natural resources it is imperative that used motor oil be disposed of properly.

In fact, it is illegal to dump used oil. If you have ever wondered what to do with used oil, recycling is the answer. Oilfield Directory has compiled a list of environmental services for safe used motor oil and filters disposal.  It is usually free to drop off used motor oil and other fluids at hazardous waste management locations. You can contact a recycling company in the Oilfield Directory (oilfielddirectory.com) for more information.

“When searching for safe used motor oil disposal and oil waste solutions simply go to the oilfielddirectory.com website and select Environmental Products – Services from the categories list next click on Recycling, it’s as easy as that. For companies who offer these valuable green services but are not listed, Oilfield Directory offers oil and gas companies the opportunity to list their products and services in the directory. Companies can choose from various levels of listing services from free to premium. It is a cost effective way to market their services to the oil and gas industry as well as to consumers. For example, if your company provides environmental services you can select from a list of categories such as environmental consultants, environment engineers, hazardous waste management or even environmental training and more. Now is the time for waste disposal companies to get online and showcase their services to help protect the environment.” explains Scott Steele company spokesman.

The Environmental Protection agency also notes some of the beneficial uses for used oil noting, “It can be reprocessed into fuel to heat and cool homes. Reprocessing is the most common method of recycling used oil in the United States. Approximately 750 million gallons of used oil are reprocessed every year and marketed to asphalt plants, steel mills, boilers, pulp and paper mills, cement/lime kilns, and a number of other places. Motor oil can also be burned in furnaces for heat or in power plants to generate electricity for homes, businesses, or schools. It can be blended for marine fuels, mixed with asphalts for paving, or used to fuel industrial burners. Used motor oil can be used in specially designed municipal garages, space heaters, and automotive bays. Finally, used motor oil can be re-refined into lubricating oils that meet the same standards as virgin or new oil. All of these methods of recycling help to conserve valuable energy resources.”

All of us must do our part to be green and recycle used motor oils to keep our environment clean and healthy, and provide a source of oil that helps conserve our natural resources.

Oilfield Directory has been in business since 1996 serving the oil and gas industry. For more information you can visit their website oilfielddirectory.com

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Sources

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/usedoil/

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=browse&Rbutton=detail&bmp=108

 

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