Grand Terrain Products ~ Oil Stopper
What Happens to Recycled Oil Filters ?
When an oil filter is recycled, every last part of the product is put to good use. They can be reprocessed into other useful products instead of becoming an environmental waste or threat. Re-refining the used oil completely restores the original lubricating properties of the oil, and takes about one-third of the energy of refining crude oil to lubricant quality. Recycled oil is also used extensively in the production of asphalt for roads and highways, and can be burned for energy.
Used oil filters are shredded, heated to a molten state, and the metals are reused as material for other metal products such as rebar, nails and wire. The paper filter material is pressed free of oil, stored, transported, and used as a co-generative fuel for generating electric power. The seals and o-rings are sold to a plastics recycler. The used oil from the entire process is drained into a central tank, transferred to a large double-walled tank, collected by a certified oil collection service, and processed into heavy lubricants or bunker fuel.
Motor oil is very recycleable. It doesn't wear out, but it does get dirty. It can be re-refined and made into lubricating oils that meet the same specifications as non-recycled motor oil. It can also be processed and burned in special furnaces for heat, or used in power plants to generate electricity for homes, schools and businesses. Recycling oil consumes less energy than pumping and refining oil from the ground, and buying recycled means helping reduce the need for foreign oil.
Test after test has shown that re-refined oil is just as good, if not better, than virgin oil. Look for certifications from the American Petroleum Institute (API): API-licensed re-refined oils must pass the same cold-start, pumpability, rust-corrosion, engine-wear, and high-temperature viscosity tests that virgin oils do. Major auto and engine manufacturers such as Ford, GM and Detroit Diesel agree that the use of API-certified re-refined oil will not void warranties. Their warranties are based on performance criteria: If the oil meets the warranty requirements, the warranty must be honored.
For years, re-refined oil has been used throughout the United States with great success. The U.S. Postal Service has been using re-refined oil for nearly a decade in its fleet of almost 73,000 vehicles, and the Minnesota's state motor pool has been using it since 1998. The National Park Service also uses re-refined oil in their fleet vehicles. Even Mercedes-Benz uses re-refined oil in its factory-new vehicles. As of July 2004, there are more than 2,600 California State-certified collection centers and 70 curbside collection programs in California, which accept used oil for free.
The Department of Defense compared making lube oils from virgin base oil and used oil and determined using used oil was both more environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
With a program and proper return facilities we can:
Recover more used oil, filters and containers
Extend the life of a non-renewable natural resource
Provide the recycling industry with reusable products such as oil, rubber, and steel
Decrease pollution caused by improper disposal
Reduce the amount of non-biodegradable materials in our landfills
Used oil filters are shredded, heated to a molten state, and the metals are reused as material for other metal products such as rebar, nails and wire. The paper filter material is pressed free of oil, stored, transported, and used as a co-generative fuel for generating electric power. The seals and o-rings are sold to a plastics recycler. The used oil from the entire process is drained into a central tank, transferred to a large double-walled tank, collected by a certified oil collection service, and processed into heavy lubricants or bunker fuel.
Motor oil is very recycleable. It doesn't wear out, but it does get dirty. It can be re-refined and made into lubricating oils that meet the same specifications as non-recycled motor oil. It can also be processed and burned in special furnaces for heat, or used in power plants to generate electricity for homes, schools and businesses. Recycling oil consumes less energy than pumping and refining oil from the ground, and buying recycled means helping reduce the need for foreign oil.
Test after test has shown that re-refined oil is just as good, if not better, than virgin oil. Look for certifications from the American Petroleum Institute (API): API-licensed re-refined oils must pass the same cold-start, pumpability, rust-corrosion, engine-wear, and high-temperature viscosity tests that virgin oils do. Major auto and engine manufacturers such as Ford, GM and Detroit Diesel agree that the use of API-certified re-refined oil will not void warranties. Their warranties are based on performance criteria: If the oil meets the warranty requirements, the warranty must be honored.
For years, re-refined oil has been used throughout the United States with great success. The U.S. Postal Service has been using re-refined oil for nearly a decade in its fleet of almost 73,000 vehicles, and the Minnesota's state motor pool has been using it since 1998. The National Park Service also uses re-refined oil in their fleet vehicles. Even Mercedes-Benz uses re-refined oil in its factory-new vehicles. As of July 2004, there are more than 2,600 California State-certified collection centers and 70 curbside collection programs in California, which accept used oil for free.
The Department of Defense compared making lube oils from virgin base oil and used oil and determined using used oil was both more environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
With a program and proper return facilities we can:
Recover more used oil, filters and containers
Extend the life of a non-renewable natural resource
Provide the recycling industry with reusable products such as oil, rubber, and steel
Decrease pollution caused by improper disposal
Reduce the amount of non-biodegradable materials in our landfills
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