Originally Posted By: Gradient
Where did you see this? I live in California and have no problem disposing my used oil. I have three options:
1- Call up, and the city will send someone over to pick it up.
2- Take it to Autozone, Pep Boys, etc. and drop it off, no questions asked.
3- Drop it off at the Hazardous Waste Collection Center, they do ask for name and address (no ID).
I changed the oil and ATF for a friend in Oakland. I tried a few times to dispose of the oil properly. The Autozone where I had bought the oil first said the manager was out, and later said they couldn't find the form. The form required name, address and matching ID.
That was approximately repeated at the Walmart close to the Oakland airport where I had bought the ATF. They needed to page a manager, which took over 10 minutes. When one showed up, there was a similar sheet requiring name, address, etc. That almost worked, except they couldn't find the key to the locked oil disposal area. My friend finally disposed of the oil on the way back after dropping me off at the airport.
I later checked with a Kragen. They required the same info (address, etc) but would accept a signature, not an matching ID.
I considered the whole thing absurd. I could understand requiring a receipt showing I had bought oil there. But not making it essentially impossible for me to responsibly dispose of the used oil.