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Used Oil Collection

Used Oil collection is what our business was founded on and it is still our main focus. We have over 20 years of experience in this field so you know the job will be done right.

Our fleet of trucks, route trucks, semi trucks, and vacuum trucks allow us to respond quickly and efficiently to your location.

What happens to used motor oil after it's collected? Good question. Consider the following chart:

used oil pie chart

The final disposition of all liquid collected by RS Used Oil Services, Inc. is recycled or refined. The non-oil portions are separated and the water is either chemically treated or biodegraded and sent to a treatment storage and disposal facility for proper processing. This is done only under permit from the Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Land Pollution Control.

The disturbing news is that over 200 million of the 1.3 billion gallons of used oil generated in the U.S. yearly are not collected, but rather dumped illegally or accidentally into sewers, streams, drains, landfills and backyards:

  • 200 million gallons is the equivalent of nearly 20 Exxon Valdez spills each year.
  • One gallon of used oil can contaminate up to one million gallons of fresh drinking water.
  • One quart of used oil can create a two-acre slick on surface water.
  • 40% of the pollution in U.S. waterways is from used motor oil.
Sources:
American Petroleum Institute (API)
National Oil Recyclers Association(NORA)

 
RS Used Oil, Inc.
25903 S. Ridgeland Avenue, Monee, IL 60449   PH:(708)534-9300   TOLL FREE:(866)RSUSEDOIL   FAX:(708)534-9400
Member of National Oil Recyclers Association		 Every Drop Counts!