Regs for Florida on Used Oil

[Jeff Teuton]

First, you always have Used Oil, never Waste Oil. Used Oil, Used Oil. Quote Florida DEP: " Used oil destined for reycling is presumed not to be hazardous provided that the total halogen content is less than 1000 parts per million" Believe me, you ain't got near that much haolgen if any in your Used Oil. On the same page there is another section that the Department recognizes containment for small amounts (less than 55 gallons) are basically ok. Label it Used Oil. Store it in your trailer. "which are stored on an oil impermeable surface inside a structure will meet the secondary containment requirements". For those who need specific insturections, bring a 5 gallon can, label it Used Oil, keep it in your trailer and bring it home for recycling. Don't dump it on the ground. One of those Wal-Mart or O'Reilly, Advance etc oil change containers that seal up are probably fine. If you want more, go to FDEP, search Used Oil Generator and read. It's short for those who have no attention span (Brannon etc). Remember Used Oil is what you have. Now that wasn't so bad, was it?