Originally Posted by Linctex
Originally Posted by tahoe_hybrid
why do you think they accept it for free its worth a lot of money as fuel or other use
Because they feel they are providing a "service"
They should be purchasing it.
The companies, like Safety Kleen, that collect this normally could just tell the stores, "you get rid of it yourself". Stores, repair shops, and so on don't want that hassle or headache so yeah, they'll pay for a "service" that takes care of it for them.
Now, just one example I know is the local O'Reilly. They have a Safety Kleen tank but they told me they give the collected oil to some of their 'commercial accounts', presumably for burning in furnaces. I bet they have to call Safety Kleen at least a few times a year to collect oil or Safety Kleen will ask for their tank back.