Disposing of engine oil

[Raheem]

I used to give my used engine oil to someone who was able to use it as heating fuel, but they stopped, so I've ended up just storing it.

However, I've recently found out that none of our general rubbish goes to landfill. It all gets incinerated to produce electricity (I have this direct from the person responsible at the council).

Does this mean I actually should be putting oil in the bin (in a container)? You'd think it would be ideal incinerator food.

Anyone know?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I used to give my used engine oil to someone who was able to use it as heating fuel, but they stopped, so I've ended up just storing it.

However, I've recently found out that none of our general rubbish goes to landfill. It all gets incinerated to produce electricity (I have this direct from the person responsible at the council).

Does this mean I actually should be putting oil in the bin (in a container)? You'd think it would be ideal incinerator food.

Anyone know?

would have thought that's a bit dubious

round here, i think you have to take it to the local tip

 

[spring-peeper]

We try to decrease the amount of stuff going into the landfill site.

All our garbage is taken to the landfill site (tip).
Also, we have weekly recycling for metals, paper, etc. It goes to the municipal recycling plant.

Once a year, our township has a Hazardous Waste day.
They take things like motor oil and old paint.

They also have an E-waste day where they take things like televisions, computers, etc.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

They also have an E-waste day where they take things like televisions, computers, etc.

Wish they'd do that here - I've got a few small electrical items (dead kitchen scales, a fan heater and a couple of broken extension leads) that I need to get rid of, and haven't got round to going to the local tip which is a bit of a faff to get to.

 

[weepiper]

Wish they'd do that here - I've got a few small electrical items (dead kitchen scales, a fan heater and a couple of broken extension leads) that I need to get rid of, and haven't got round to going to the local tip which is a bit of a faff to get to.

Try this, there might be somewhere easier

Recycle Your Electricals - WEEE Recycling - Material Focus

Recycle Your Electricals. Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled. Use our recycling locator to find your nearest recycling point.

www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Try this, there might be somewhere easier

Recycle Your Electricals - WEEE Recycling - Material Focus

Recycle Your Electricals. Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled. Use our recycling locator to find your nearest recycling point.

www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk

Cheers - that looks useful. I know retailers took stuff for recycling but always assumed you'd have to buy something from them first.

 

[Chilli.s]

Recycling collections take engine oil round these parts, check your council website.

 

[WouldBe]

Check your local council.

Round here oil is taken at the local tip site.

Small electrical items can be left on top of your recycling bin on collection day.

 

[StoneRoad]

Not that they do it now, but a certain railway in Nth Wales used to burn old engine oil as fuel for their steam loco fleet.

About the only benefit was the cheapness !
And there were many problems - I could write a looooong list of just the ones I knew about.

It certainly was, even then, not especially environmentally friendly.
But marginally better than being landfilled ...