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Used petroleum-based and synthetic oils (but not vegetable- or animal-based oils) can be recycled by following streamlined regulations. Recyclable oils include motor oil, differential fluid, brake fluid, transmission oil, hydraulic oil, gear oil, lubricating oil and oils captured in oil/water separators. Petroleum solvents are not considered 'used oil.'
No solvents or other hazardous waste can be mixed with used oil (see Contaminated used oil below.) Store uncontaminated used oil in separate containers and ask the vendor how the oil is recycled (re-refined or burned for energy recovery). You can also burn your waste oil on-site in your own space heater.
Washington State Department of Ecology has published two fact sheets on oil: Used oil facts (pdf, 205 KB), and Management of Materials Containing or Contaminated with Used Oil (pdf, 29 KB). PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader Software.
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On-site recycling/reclamation
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Northwest Industrial Oil Cleaning
Bellingham, WA
800-632-2305
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Petroleum Maintenance Associates
Bellingham, WA
360-815-1415
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Used oil
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Arcom Oil
Tacoma, WA
253-535-9322
800-831-5243
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Keep It Clean Recycling & Equipment
Redmond, WA
425-868-3535
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Marine Vacuum Service Inc.
Seattle, WA
800-540-7491
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Safety-Kleen
Lynnwood, WA
425-775-7030
Auburn, WA
800-669-5948
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Thermo Fluids
Sumner, WA
800-350-7565
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Used oil with high chlorine levels may be difficult to recycle. If hazardous waste has been mixed with oil, the mixture must be managed as hazardous waste. See Hazardous Waste Disposal for a list of vendors that handle contaminated used oil.
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