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A different "oil dry" absorbent
- Thread starter willie59
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willie59
Administrator
I can't remember what the cost is Old Doug, that ticket goes to the book keeper. I do have a company that takes my waste oil, filters, antifreeze, any oil type waste, just don't recall what we pay for the service. The way the EPA laws are about contamination anymore, I don't like the risks, I like having a service take care of that for me.
If used oil is worth as much there as it is here they should be paying you. I know alot of small shops here their filters end up in the land fill. I have thought about starting a service to pick them up if i can crush them and sell them for scrap iron.
Andrew_D
Senior Member
"Here", we don't pay for used oil disposal. Have a company that supplied us with 55 gal drums with lids to throw the filters in. We have an older 200 gal tank in the back of the shop that the used oil goes in. When we are full (or when they are in the area), they stop by and swap drums for an empty, pump out the tank, etc. Rules for burning used oil are getting tighter here. Also many shops don't want to be bothered with it because the maintenance cost on the furnace is higher. (Maybe they need to filter better???)
Andrew
Andrew
Smith3129874
New Member
Hey man, that seems like a really good product - kind of sounds like something I use a lot. I keep a bag of SpillFix around to clean the fuel spills at my place. Have you ever heard of it?
chrisbowles
Active Member
We use pig brand absorbance pads. They are more expensive upfront but the cleanup is alot faster and alot less contamination. I think it's cheaper in long run when you figure clean up cost and possible repair failure due to contamination. They make great toolbox liners
Shimmy1
Senior Member
Not sure if you can get away with it in your area, but I burn my filters out. Then the scrap dealers will buy them for sheet metal price. I don't use Cat filters, so not sure what you would do with those.
chrisbowles
Active Member
I turn the oil filters upside down and let them drain for a few days over an oil catch pan and throw them in with my scrap. I put air filters in also. Never had scrap yard complain. I kept up with it this year, I got over 2k dollars in stuff we use to throw away.
brianbulldozer
Well-Known Member
I wonder if they could get Capt. Joe Hazelwood (of Exxon Valdez fame) to be their pitchman. Now that would be an infomercial worth watching.
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redneckracin
Senior Member
I don't like peat-sorb for cleaning up oil anywhere. It mostly makes a mess and it terrible for getting it all picked back up. Usually it still looks like there was a spill due to the peat laying everywhere. I used to be a big fan of the socks, pads, and pillows(Name your fav brand), but if you ever throw them in a bag, the petroleum leaks right back out of them. I do like that the petroleum specific ones don't absorb water though!
The only thing I have found that won't let the oil drain back out is a product by Oil Solutions. They have a website: www.cleaningupoil.com . Pretty neat stuff. And no, I don't work for them, but I have recently started trying out their products. They have a liquid and a powder.
The only thing I have found that won't let the oil drain back out is a product by Oil Solutions. They have a website: www.cleaningupoil.com . Pretty neat stuff. And no, I don't work for them, but I have recently started trying out their products. They have a liquid and a powder.
