Used Oil Disposal
It’s against the law to dump oil:
- on the ground
- in the street
- down a drain or in the trash!
Oil dumped, accidentally or deliberately, can kill plants and animals and pollute soil and water. It is important to prevent even small spills. Just a quart of oil from one oil change can affect a million quarts of drinking water!
Instead of dumping it, take your used oil to a service station or a retail oil dealer for recycling. Used oil from vehicles, snowblowers, lawnmowers, snowmobiles, and motorcycles can be reprocessed and rerefined into lubricating or heating oil.
Your garbage collector will not pick up used motor oil!
Be Sure To:
- keep your used oil pure, don’t mix it with anything else
- store the oil in a clean plastic container with a lid
- take it to a collection point for recycling
Information you need to know:
New York State law requires service stations that annually sell 500 gallons of oil and retailers that annually sell 1,000 gallons of oil to accept up to 5 gallons of used oil per person per day at no charge. Service stations and retails may temporarily refuse to accept used oil only if their holding tanks are full.
Retailers that cannot provide collection and storage for used oil may contract with another establishment to provide these services. The retailer must post a sign indicating the location of the contracted service establishment.
If a service station or retailer will not take your used oil, notify the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at 716-851-7000.
Tractor Supply Company will also accept up to five (5) gallons of used oil and process it for free.
Locations:
- Lockport: 6017 South Transit Road (716) 434-1083
- Batavia: 4974 East Main (585) 343-0078
