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How do People dispose of used oil?

Post by grimbo »

I'm doing a service on the Patrol this weekend and was wondering what the hell you are supposed to do with 11 litres of filthy oil? Also what to even store it in. What do others do/use?
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Post by shanegtr »

I just put the old oil into drums and take it down the local tip - they have a waste oil disposal area. Most tips will have waste oil disposal
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Post by Ruffy »

Even your local garage should take it for you as it costs them nothing to dispose of it.
I often have people bring me there five litre containers with old oil in them that i just tip into my oil drain. If the garage refuses you know where not to go for help with your car next time!!
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Post by HotFourOk »

We get charged for oil/waste removal at my work... (Caltex Service Centre)
It goes into a big drum and gets emptied out when it's full... not for free though :?

Who does it for free?
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Post by Toli »

I take mine to the local shell.. I thought there was some law or something passed where they have to take it, not too sure
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Post by TRobbo »

grimbo, keep the container the oil came out of and then you have a recipticle for when it is time to change. I have found 2 & 3 ltr juice containers satisfactory in the event of an emergency.
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http://www.oilrecycling.gov.au/recyclers.html
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Post by sierrajim »

The sump oil at my workshop gets picked up for free, the other oil/coolant etc we get charged for.
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Yes ours is picked up for free too. The company we use is on the list up2nogood posted. We call them when our storage drums are near full and they are out in about 2 working days to pump it out into their truck. We have another company that picks up old batteries too. They used to pay us $1 per battery back in the day, now its just a free service.
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Post by GQ Bear »

I've been told to pour a strip along the grass at the bottom of your fenceline. Stops the weeds growing up your fence where the mower blades miss. saves wipper-snipping. never tried it tho

I've also heard of ppl painting their fence with oil and allowing it to soak into timber. It preserves the timber before you paint it.

We would soak crane outrigger pads and timbers in oil and/or deisel before using them for the same reason
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Post by N*A*M »

graham i've got a mate in maidstone that takes used oil in a big drum for their concreting work
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Post by grimbo »

thanks but there are no Victorian ones there

NAM I'll get in touch once I've done the oil change to get his details
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Post by bogged »

goto local 4b store or mechanics,
grab a few empty 20 ltr drums and fill them,
take them to the frankston tip.
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Post by Patchy »

take it to a ppopular burn out spot and leave it on the side of the road. it will be used sure enough
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Post by ausoops »

the sump at my local garage gets pumped out for free, apparently the company that does it then refines it and resells it as kmart/cheapshit brand oil.
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Post by tweak'e »

anyone here into reuseing it as fuel ??
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Post by RockyF75 »

Usually keep the old empty containers, fill them with old sump oil, then into the otto bin... with sum household garbage on top :D . Will prolly try the local garage now better to recycle it :oops:
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Post by midget_nick »

pour it down the nearest meat ant nest!!!
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Post by dromana7411 »

mix it with some diesel, petrol, and shake... use it to get the fire going...
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Post by bushpig59 »

being in the mafia we used to pour it down peoples mouths ;)

but seriously the local tip and my service guys take it and its disposed free of charge...

Yes oil mixed with red ochre for fence painting does a great job termites hate sump oil

Here is a great link that will help you out
http://www.oilrecycling.gov.au/pubs/factsheet-3.pdf
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Post by Doggy »

Another way is if you have just chopped a tree down or you have a fire wood stockpile. I service my shorty at mum and dads place where I have been putting the old oil onto a tree stump and pouring it over the crates that their firewood sits on, but not on the firewood itself. The termites hate the oil and the tree stump hasnt grown back
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Post by Aerenandmel »

11 litres of oil would cook a lot of chips & chicken! :?
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dromana7411 wrote:mix it with some diesel, petrol, and shake... use it to get the fire going...
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Post by chops »

mix it 50/50 with kerosene, and slop it all over your chassis, then find a long dirt road to drive over.. helps protect your chassis
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Post by nathan_o »

some of the super cheap autos up here take the oil back for free... not sure if you have to buy oil from them though.
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Post by fool_injected »

If I am feeling enviromentaly concious I will take it down top the bro-inlaws workshop where have a 100 skip for old oil

If I'm not drip it along the edge of the fences, walls and paths to kill the grass so I don't have to whipper snipper
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Post by Jimbo »

Dont put it along the fence or in the garden. No one heard of the water table!!!
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Post by RAY185 »

Grimbo, have you tried putting your postcode in here?

http://www.oilrecycling.gov.au/directory.html

Sounds like you have it sorted but could be useful info for someone else.
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Post by grimbo »

RAY185 wrote:Grimbo, have you tried putting your postcode in here?

http://www.oilrecycling.gov.au/directory.html

Sounds like you have it sorted but could be useful info for someone else.
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