Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:54:05 GMT From: Johannes <johsnospamblocksizefitter.com> Subject: Re: Oil change intervals
Craig's Saab C900 Site wrote: > > > Something nobody ever talks about though is what happens to waste oil? I > don't think there is any 'standard' way to dispose of it, and most places > don't seem to have any organised facility that handles waste oil products. Yes, never dump oil into the drains. You will be fined (UK) if it can be traced back to your drains. It is also very anti social behaviour. > Dumping it into the wastewater system is very harmful. Dumping in landfill > (inside a closed container) via the regular trash/garbage/rubbish collection > run by the local council or other authority is probably the closest thing > possible to being a 'land-friendly' disposal option. It's still definitely a no no. Waste oil can seep into the ground water and pollute your drinking water. > Is there any sort of > 'Saab-endorsed' way of dealing with waste oil products? 8-) Every council in the UK has collection centres for used engine oil. The oil is either burned as fuel or recycled.