Guilty until proven innocent
The used oil regulations (40
CFR 279) presume used oil to
be a hazardous waste until
proven otherwise. This is
known as the “Rebuttable
Presumption”. This means that
used oil generators are allowed
to rebut the presumption that the used oil is a
hazardous waste by proving the halogen
content is less than 1,000 parts per million.
Did you know?
Did you know that recycling
just two gallons of used oil can
provide enough electricity to
run the average American
home for almost 24 hours?
Just One Drop...
Just one drop of oil can
contaminate approximately 13
gallons of storm water to the
regulatory limit of 1 part per
million.
A vehicle that leaks one gallon of
oil a year contaminates 1,000,000
gallons of storm water annually.
“On Spec” Used Oil
Used Oil must meet the following limits to be
classified as “on spec”: Arsenic 5 ppm max.,
Cadmium 2 ppm max., Chromium 10 ppm max.,
Lead 100 ppm max., Flash Point 100 degrees F
minimum, Total Halogens 4,000 ppm max.
Used oil meeting the above criteria may be burned
to recover the energy value of the used oil.
