Oil Recycling Education and Training

Learn how to become your own oil recycling pro

Oil recycling should be practiced by every driver on the road. Motor oil is a resource that can be reused indefinitely, and there is no reason that it should make its way into the waste system. Both motor oil and oil filters should be recycled, and taking social responsibility for what happens to your vehicle should all be a part of your oil recycling education and training.

Waste oil recycling is available in most every state, and knowing where it is available is just one step to helping the environment. Knowing the how and why can also help you educate those around you and encourage them to participate in recycling as well.

To make the most of oil recycling education and training resources:

1. Begin with background information on oil recycling.

2. Take advantage of government resources on used oil recycling.

3. Watch and learn from videos on how to recycle oil.

 

Start with background information on oil recycling technology and the industry

Find out about oil recycling and oil recycling equipment to familiarize yourself with the importance of why you need to recycle your used oil and filters.
Try: Learn about oil recycling from the American Petroleum Institute. Find out how used motor oil can be refined back into base stock. API offers additional background information on oil recycling technology and information.

Utilize government oil recycling resources

Take advantage of federal and state-wide oil recycling resources, programs and facilities. Use government sites to find the nearest recycling center near you.
Try: Residents of Pennsylvania can search for recycling sites by city, county or zip code. Their state Department of Environmental Protection also offers information on how to recycle the used motor oil. Residents of California can search for a Certified Used Oil Recycling Center near them by city, county, or ZIP code. The California Integrated Waste Board website also offers information why using recycled oil is a socially conscious decision.

Learn from online videos how to recycle oil

You don't have to work for the oil recycling companies to know how to recycle your own oil. Learn for yourself from online videos to become your own pro.
Try: Watch the Earth911 video Envirotip on How To Change & Recycle Your Motor Oil as part of their series on making your life more socially conscious. Hubpages offers a comprehensive look at how to change your motor oil, and then how to recycle it afterwards. They offer text instructions, as well as images and video instructions to help you along.

Take advantage of oil recycling companies for businesses

For larger scale motor oil recycling look for oil recycling companies that specialize in helping businesses.
Try: Work with companies like Clean Harbors to help educate you on bulk motor oil and filters recycling. Safety-Kleen can also help you with your bulk oil recycling education and training.

 

• Purchase oil recycling equipment from the companies that you obtain your training from. This will help your training be specific to the products and steps that you are used to seeing.

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