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Minnesota <br />Pollution <br />Control <br />Agency <br />Managing Used Oil and Related <br />Wastes <br />Hazardous Waste #4.30, September 1999 <br />This fact shtit <br />describes used oil <br />management <br />requirements for <br />businesses, such as: <br />• vehicle repair <br />shops <br />• service stations <br />• highway <br />maintenance <br />garages <br />• railroad and <br />marine terminals <br />• manitfacturing and <br />industrial plants <br />with engines or <br />compressors <br />• utilities and <br />• machine shops. <br />What Is **Used Oir? <br />Used oil includes petroleum or synthetic oil <br />used as s lubricant, heat transfer fluid, <br />hydraulic fluid or any similar uses. Some <br />examples are: <br />• engine oil, <br />• transmission fluid, <br />• lubricating oil, <br />• hydraulic oil, <br />• gear cil, <br />• transformer fluid, <br />• cutting oil, <br />• tempering or quenching oils, <br />• grease and <br />• brake fluid. <br />NOTE: Antifreeze; fuels, such as fuel oil; <br />and solvents arc not used oil. <br />What are 'Used Oil-Related <br />Wastes'*? <br />Used oil filters and materials used to soak up <br />oil (sorbents) are common used oil-related <br />wastes. <br />Used oil filters are filters having a metol <br />exterior and paper, packed bed, wound or <br />similar interiors that are used in vehicles or <br />machines to filter lubricating oil. <br />Examples of sorbents often used to clean iq> <br />used oil include: <br />• polypropylene or other plastic resin <br />pads, tubes, sheets or granules; <br />• peat; <br />• corncobs; <br />• cellulose fiber, <br />• sawdust; <br />■ wood chips; <br />• paper wipes; <br />• cloth towels or other reusable materials; <br />• rice and cotton-seed hulls; <br />• granular clay; <br />• diatomaceous earth; <br />• amorphous silica; <br />• cork and <br />• pumice. <br />Environmental Concerns <br />Used oil, filters and used oil-contaminated <br />sorbent materials often contain hazardous <br />contaminants, such as flannnable fuels and <br />their additives, lead and other toxic metals. <br />Used oil diat is disposed of inqiroperly can <br />kill vegetation and wildlife and pollute <br />surface water and ground water. For this <br />reason, it is illegal to: <br />* pour used oil on the ground, <br />* pour used oil down a drain or sewer, <br />* put used oil in the trash, or <br />apply used oil to roads for ast <br />suppression {Minn. Rules 7045.0S45). <br />Waste Prevention <br />To decrease the amount of used oil <br />generated, encourage and practice alternative <br />transportatioii, such as carpooling, busing. <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 520 Lateyette Road North. St. Paul. Minnesota 55155-4194 <br />(651 )296-6300. toll-free (800) 657-3864. TDD (651) 282-5332 or (800) 657-38W <br />This material can be made avaOabie In aWamatlve formats for people with disabilities. <br />^Printed on recycled paper containing at least 20 percent fibers from paper recycled by consumer.