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Recycling used motor oil conserves energy and natural resources. Oil can be
re-refined for reuse as motor oil or as fuel for ships. Oil filters, which are
up to 80% steel, can also be recycled into useful products such as rebar and
utility hole covers. It's up to you to make sure used oil and oil filters reach
a recycling facility and don't pollute our environment.
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Free Oil Recycling
Containers
List of Oil Recycling Locations
Oil Recycling and Re-Refined Oil FAQ's
Facts about Re-refined Motor Oil
$5.00 Of a Re-Refined Oil Change at Jiffy
Lube
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Every year, more than 20 million gallons of used motor oil in the Los Angeles
area are dumped into our environment. The oil that pollutes our groundwater and
ocean comes from the seemingly harmless drip that leaks onto the street, and from
the do-it-yourselfers who dump oil in vacant lots, trash cans, or storm drains.
Not only are these dumping practices harmful to the environment, they are also
illegal and can lead to expensive fines. Now, with many convenient locations
throughout Santa Monica that collect used oil for recycling, there is no reason
to illegally dispose of the oil drained from your car.
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Free Collection
Containers: To make oil recycling easier, the City of Santa Monica, along with
participating businesses and the California Integrated Waste Management
Board, provides direct-drain containers for drop off at convenient oil recycling locations
throughout the city. These containers are free to all Santa Monica residents
and can be obtained at the city's
Household Hazardous Waste
Center.
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This page was last modified on
08/06/2008
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