Where does everyone take their waste oil? I used to just burn mine on brush piles, but I'm out of brush at the moment and have 12 gallons that need gone. Last time I tried taking it to a big box auto store they got pi$$y and acted like I had just ruined their life by taking a max of 2 gallons. I'm going to have another 12 or 13 gallons of used hydraulic fluid in a few weeks too.
Round here any AutoZone, advance, or O'Reilly will take 5 gallons at a time. Who cares how you make them feel, just make them do their job. That's what they're getting paid for. If there's really a problem call corporate and let them know what's going on. I'll bet the store takes it the next time you try.
My local independent auto repair business also uses the waste oil for heat. They’ll take all I bring in.
I have a secret method that I cannot share. 100% environmentally sound. I do not take it to any traditional disposal facilities nor to someone with an oil heater. I can burn off most with brush, but when I get large quantities I gotta do the thing. Wait..I know...find one of those 'used oil is fine for bar oil' folks?
Several county, city, and town municipalities in the area have collection sites, most are free to residents, and some are accessible 24/7 and self serve.
My neighbor has a big waste oil heater in his shop. He takes all mine. Maybe there's a shop in your area that will take it. Before that I took mine to autozone.
Maybe some places, but there are only 5 stop lights in my entire county. 24/7 self serve waste oil collection might as well be a space ship.
Ours stupidly makes you pay a 35 dollar a year fee to access the collection center that takes the oil and burns it in their waste oil filter. The collection center will take old appliances, (most) steel, etc and they have a big collection cylinder for used motor oil. You'd think they'd want ask the used oil guy burning as them get, but they won't take used oil unless you hang the stupid tag that costs $35 a year. When you try to help out by giving the town we pay taxes in, oil to heat and reduce their bill, you can't. Not unless you have that pass. So stupid. Instead, my wife takes our used oil to O'Reilly Auto. They'll take like 5 gallons at a time.
It came out of the ground, might as well put it back where it came from. Renewable energy for future generations! Lol
That was from Popular Science in 1963. I'd like to believe the human race as a whole has grown wiser since then.
