The
American Petroleum Institute net site says, "If you recycle gallons of
used oil it can generate electricity to run the average household for 24
hours." This is an impressive statistic. By consulting Earth911.com, or
similar sites, you ought to be able to finding a local middle that will
take used auto oil for recycling. The safest way to recycle your oil is
to take it to of these centers. However, in the event you need to
recycle some of your own oil for personal use, you can tidy and filter
it to a standard suitable for use as lubrication.
Instructions
1
Catch the waste oil in two or three clean plastic gallon containers, or
however many are necessary to hold all of the waste auto oil from the
vehicle.
2
Leave the containers to stand in a cool, dry, environment for around a
month. A workshop or garage area would be ideal but, wherever you leave
them, make sure that they are clearly labelled and out of the reach of
children.
3
Pour off the clean, clear, oil from the top of each container into
another clean, dry container. Pour the dirtier oil into one of the used
containers. That can now be given to an oil recycling center. Wash the
dirty plastic containers out thoroughly, using as many applications of
dish soap and hot water as necessary to clean off the oil. Rinse and dry
the containers before storing them to use with your next lot of waste
oil.
4
Filter the cleaner oil that you are left with through a muslin cloth.
Stretch a piece of muslin over the top of a clean bucket and secure
around the edges with pegs so that the cloth is reasonably taut across
the bucket. Pour the oil slowly through the muslin. Force the last bit
of oil through the muslin by removing it carefully, keeping the sides
turned up so no dirty residue falls into the clean oil. Squeeze the
muslin gently, until all the oil has gone through, but not so hard as to
cause any rips or tears. Use the filtered oil for lubrication purposes
such as oiling chains or door hinges. Don't burn the oil as there may be
chemicals, that have not been removed by filtering, that will create
toxic smoke.
Tips & Warnings
Take
care not to spill the waste auto oil, but If you do drop a little on
the ground, quickly cover it with cat litter to soak it up. Wrap the cat
litter in newspaper and dispose of through your refuse disposal
service. Confirm with the disposal firm first that this conforms to
their rules.
The
Agency for Poisonous Substances and Illness Registry points out that;
"The EPA and most states have developed regulations regarding disposal
of used oil, its recycling and burning it as a fuel." So, in case you do
pick to filter your used auto oil to re-use yourself, check that you
are not breaking any state regulations. To be on the safe side, use your
recycled oil for lubrication purposes only, and avoid burning it to
eliminate health risks from poisonous smoke. Alkyl benzene compounds
that are present in waste motor oil are not eliminated by filtering
alone. These compounds are carcinogenic, so you would not require
inhaling them through the smoke made when burning waste oil.
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