Dealing With Used Motor Oil
For automobiles, motor oil is essential for proper engine performance, as is regularly replacing it. With the plants and animals with which we share our natural environment, motor oils can also be harmful and deadly. Oil that is improperly released into garbage cans, storm drains and does not break easily on the ground and can cause irreversible damage to the environment. Even relatively small amounts of used motor oil can contaminate millions of gallons of fresh water, which humans, plants and animals rely on for daily life and survival. Additionally, contamination caused by disposal of used motor oil on the ground may render soil unable to support plant life for decades. Fortunately, many local governments as well as private entities such as auto repair businesses, car dealerships and automobile parts stores use motor oil from consumers for recycling. Nevertheless, consumers who are unaware or unwilling to follow safe motor oil disposal methods are releasing millions of gallons of p...