Recycling makes more sense today than ever.
.  Recycling saves money and protects the
  environment. Improper waste management
1  costs money — your money. You pay in higher
  consumer prices, taxes for environmental
 . cleanups and increased health care costs.


  Here's-what you can do:

  •  Protect our environment and conserve
i    our resources by taking your used motor
    oil to the nearest used oil collection
:    center, such as a service station, lube
    center or automotive store.

 e  Look for the oil drop. It is an industry
    symbol signifying used oil is
    collected for recycling and reuse.

 To find used oil collection centers in
 your area, caff 1-800.-CLEANUP or visit
1 www.cleanup.org.

'• For more information on managing used
; motor oil, visit EPA on the Web:

;    http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/
!    hazwaste/usedosS/index.htm
          Solid Waste and
          Emergency Response
          EPA530-F-02-027
          Winter 2003
          www.epa.gov

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environment, saves energy and
  USED MOTOR OIL FROM A SINGLE OIL CHANGE
  CAN RUIN A MILLION GALLONS OF FRESH WATER
  - A YEAR'S SUPPLY FOR 50 PEOPLE.
  Used motor oil is insoluble, persistent and can
  contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals. It's
,  slow to degrade. It slicks to everything from beach
  sand to bird feathers. Used motor oil is a major
  source of oil contamination of waterways and can
,  result in pollution of drinking water sources.

  ON AVERAGE, ABOUT FOUR MILLION PEOPLE
  REUSE MOTOR OIL AS A LUBRICANT FOR OTHER
  EQUIPMENT OR TAKE IT TO A RECYCLING FACILITY.
:  Recycled used motor oil can be re-refined into new
:  oil, processed into fuel oils and used as raw
;  materials for the petroleum industry. One gallon of
  used motor oil provides the same 2.5 quarts of
:  lubricating oil as 42 gallons of crude oil.
  BECOME USED MOTOR OIL RECYCLER NUMBER
  FOUR MILLION AND ONE.
i Begin recycling your used motor oil today. If all
 the oil from American do-it-yourself oil changers
; were recycled, it would be enough motor oil for
 more than 50 million cars a year. Imagine how
 much foreign oil that would eliminate.

- Used motor oil from cars, trucks,
 boats, motorcycles, farm equipment
 and  lawnmowers can be recycled
 and  re-refined.
                                                                > Do not spill any oil on the ground.
                                                                 Put your used motor oil in a
                                                      clean plastic container with a tight lid. Never
                                                      store used oil in a container that once held
                                                      chemicals, food or beverages.
                                                              . Take used motor oil to a service
                                                     station or other location that collects used motor
                                                     oil for recycling.

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