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I was wondering why the U.S.A/CANADA and world isnt re refining more old motor oil, greases, cooking oil, etc into usable products, like motor oil, other stuff.
Do you have any idea of how much of this stuff we actually recycle? I don't.
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I'd place the argument behind established supply lines.
It's difficult to figure out the logistics behind re-refining used motor oil.
Valvoline has figured it out, but only on a limited basis, and their product is selling in some markets and not others.
See note below, about Asbury Environmental Services.
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I'm with the OP on this one. I'm surprised that I'm the day and age we live in, with the cost of oil, that it isn't regulated and controlled more. There are a bazillion gallons of used oil being dumped... Something. Are we making good use of that used oil?
Unless you have evidence of gross misuse of used oil, etc., I'm not sure I'd ask big government to come in and start throwing regulations around. Let's first determine if there's a problem, and whether it's already being dealt with.
I have seen Asbury Environmental Services trucks driving around pretty commonly. AES is a California company that picks up used oil and antifreeze, as well as providing transportation services.
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With over 60 waste oil trucks servicing California, AES has established itself as the largest waste oil and antifreeze hauler in California. Waste oil and antifreeze can be picked up in either drums or bulk in any quantity to be recycled at the DeMenno/Kerdoon (DK) facility in Compton, California. Antifreeze is recycled in to a new product and is for sale under the name of Trinity antifreeze.
Drained, used oil filters are picked up in drums and replacement drums are available at no additional charge. Valvoline has chosen both AES and DK as exclusive licensees for Valvoline in California. This partnership alone brings and additional 3 million gallons of waste oil into DK annually.
This is just one company, and not a huge one by any means. I picked them because I see their trucks driving around.
In the late seventies, I worked at a Burger Chef (anyone remember them?). For a while, my job was maintaining the fryers. I would filter the hot oil, and change it if necessary. The waste fry oil went into a barrel out back that was picked up by some sort of recycling outfit. Remember, this was back in the seventies. Nowadays, there are companies like Darling International, a huge rendering company. They not only buy waste food-service oils, they provide entire systems to companies that produce waste oils to make recycling easier.
My point here is that a lot is being done. Should more be done? I don't know, because I don't know if there's a problem here that isn't being solved.