What do councils do with waste oil?

[jimxms]

This may seem a smidge petty, but does anybody know what Councils do with the oil deposited to them at recycling sites by the public?

Reason being, I've got 10L of Mobil 1 that's been emptied from my engine after 10k miles and I really don't feel like giving it to my council when it cost me £80 and I'm _guessing_ they will just sell it on to a refinery and tuck the cash in their own pockets?

I know there are other things I could use it for, but I don't have an oil burning heater (expensive), nor a chainsaw or petrol driven lawnmower and there are no diesel cars in my family or rusty bolts that need loosening

When 'oil' is such a commodity is it wrong for me to want to get something 'back' for it, or at least ensure any profit made from it goes to a worthy cause?

Granted I have no idea how much used oil trades hands for....

Edited by jimxms on Wednesday 1st February 13:04

[badlands1]

My local mot garage has a oil burning heater, so I would give it to them.

[jimxms]

badlands1 said:

My local mot garage has a oil burning heater, so I would give it to them.

That I'd be happy to do. Even if my local garage sold it on, I'd rather they made a few quid and treated me to a cup of tea WITH biscuits than the Council make money from me.

[VR6 Turbo]

jimxms said:

That I'd be happy to do. Even if my local garage sold it on, I'd rather they made a few quid and treated me to a cup of tea WITH biscuits than the Council make money from me.

you could paint a fence with it stop it rotting?

[1point7bar]

You can sell larger amounts to a private waste contractor, but 10 litres is not really worth the bother.
I give mine to friends oilburners.

[vrooom]

they put it on your local roundabout....

[jimxms]

1point7bar said:

You can sell larger amounts to a private waste contractor, but 10 litres is not really worth the bother.
I give mine to friends oilburners.

Any idea what the going rate is for used oil? For example if you could do an 'oil change meet' with some mates and get 100L of the stuff.

[EDLT]

vrooom said:

they put it on your local roundabout....

Only if they see a motorbike/Lotus Elise coming, then wipe it up before the police arrive using rags made from the old clothes you throw away.

[MX7]

Give it to the council. If you don't, you'll pay more in council tax.

[jimxms]

MX7 said:

Give it to the council. If you don't, you'll pay more in council tax.

OK, but only if I can gob in it first

EDLT said:

vrooom said:

they put it on your local roundabout....

Only if they see a motorbike/Lotus Elise coming, then wipe it up before the police arrive using rags made from the old clothes you throw away.

PMSL

[Engineerino]

Could advertise it on Freecycle? One mans waste is another's treasure after all.

[redgriff500]

Oil burners don't like fully synth as it doesn't burn easily.

Waste (motor) oil doesn't generate much cash.

A mate runs a garage and he used to have to pay for the waste oil to be collected (he has a 1000 litre tank) these days they collect for free but that's all.

Waste veg oil sells well.

[NHK244V]

i collect it all and take it to me mate who has an oil burner, he usually has to buy it in dor 10p per ltre from a wasit disposal company, also he has to have the install checked and get a permit for it

[spaceship]

Don't know anyone who has an oilburner so I'm glad they take it off my hands.

Better than it getting poured down a drain.

[New POD]

Millers Speciality Oils Buy the stuff, and re-refine it. I was reading an old Retro from 2006 and they had an article.

[redstu]

New POD said:

Millers Speciality Oils Buy the stuff, and re-refine it. I was reading an old Retro from 2006 and they had an article.

now that makes sense. Better than burning it.

[1point7bar]

jimxms said:

Any idea what the going rate is for used oil? For example if you could do an 'oil change meet' with some mates and get 100L of the stuff.

Phone a local waste contractor and ask about minimums etc, if you can deliver.

IIRC There is a bit of euro paperwork (duty of care) involved these days.

[bazbiker]

It costs £15 for the Duty Of Care certification that's why waste oil collection company's do not collect small amounts of waste oil