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Used Oil collection is what our business was founded on and it is still
our main focus. We have over 25 years of experience in this field so you
know the job will be done right.
Our fleet of trucks, route trucks, and semi trucks allow us to respond
quickly
and efficiently to your location.
The final disposition of all liquid collected by D&L 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)
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