Used Oil Recycling

Used Oil Acceptance Guidelines

Used Oil: A waste stream derived from crude or synthetically manufactured oil which has been used as a lubricant, non-contact heat transfer fluid, metal-working fluid, or hydraulic fluid which has been contaminated by physical or chemical impurities through such use.

Typical examples include:

• Crankcase oil
• Transmission fluid
• Gear oils
• Hydraulic oils

Used Oil is not:

• Antifreeze
• Petroleum-derived solvents
• Grease
• Vegetable or animal oil
• Fuel of any kind
• Brake fluid
• Kerosene
• Oil with halogen (chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.) levels exceeding 1,000 ppm
• Oily water mixtures with water exceeding 10%

Technical Specifications:

• No PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)
• Chlorine < 1,000 ppm
• Silicon < 300 ppm
• Phosphorus < 1,400 ppm
• Organic phase > 80%
• Solids < 5%
• Flash point > 200°F
• pH 4-10

The used oil must not have been mixed with other materials, including but not limited to PCBs or other TSCA regulated or RCRA hazardous wastes.

• HCC does handle the majority of these materials, just not as used oil.