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Working together to keep oil away from the environment
Generators of used oil, and waste in general, are required by law under the Waste Act to ensure that their waste is responsibly managed
There has been a fair amount of news about recycling in automotive-related industries. Most of it has been about the demise of Redisa, the tyre recycling agency. But what about waste oil? Those who generate more than 20kg of hazardous waste a day are required to register on the National Waste Information System and to report on the volumes generated and taken away for recycling. Those who fail to comply with the regulations set out by legislation face penalties such as fines or even jail time. It is the legal obligation of businesses that generate waste such as used oil to ensure it is responsibly collected and taken away to a registered facility for processing and recycling, says the Recycling Oil Saves the Environment (Rose) Foundation. Used oil is a hazardous substance — one litre can contaminate a million litres of water — and so generators also face a moral responsibility to ensure their used oil does not end up in the environment. With nearly 11-million vehicles on the road in...
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