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I've just serviced my forks and have a load of dirty oil to get rid of, is there a responsible way that I can dispose of oil that doesn't involve finding a local recycling plant that will take it?
your local amenity site will have the necessary stuff there and it will be free to dispose of it
what if it was miles away and I couldn't get there?
Try your local garage, they may be willing to chuck it in with their used vehicle oil (which gets disposed at the local civic waste site or by a specialist).
Best bet is to call the council, they'll be able to tell you where your nearest official place is.
the reason I ask is that if you don't have a car, you aren't allowed to use my local recycling centre - no pedestrians/ bicycles allowed 🙄
the reason I ask is that if you don't have a car, you aren't allowed to use my local recycling centre - no pedestrians/ bicycles allowed [:roll:]
I would be seriously tempted to put it in a carefully packaged well sealed container and send it to the "Head of Waste Facilities" at your local council then with an (anonymous) note explaining that since access to the site is car only you can't use it.
mix it with some white spirits or similar (this will thin it out slightly) and then pour it down the drain. Problem solved
go with poly's suggestion
that's not a bad idea poly, though I fear I may be shot under the anti-terrorism act
davidtaylforth - how would that sit environmentally?
For the amount of oil you are talking about you aren't going to cause an environmental disaster putting it down the drain (I wouldn't bother with white spirit) lots of hot water, a good dose of fairy liquid and it will be washed away in no time. Similarly you could seal in it a bottle and stick it in your wheely bin - compared to all the other crap going into landfill a litre or two of oil isn't going to be that bad... ...the problem with these approaches is if everyone did it.
just anonymously drop it off outside your closest car garage. they have to have a disposal system.
much better than putting it down a drain. MUCH BETTER
davidtaylforth - Member
mix it with some white spirits or similar (this will thin it out slightly) and then pour it down the drain. Problem solved
Very far from problem solved David very far indeed.
[b]There are approximately 200,000
sewer blockages throughout the UK every
year of which up to 75% are caused by fat, oil
and grease. Clearing these blockages costs
millions of pounds a year which is reflected in
customer’s bills.
Water Industry Act 1991
It is a criminal offence under section 111 of the
Water Industry Act 1991 to discharge into the
public sewers any matter which may interfere
with the free flow of wastewater[/b]