To Recycle Used Oil

Recycling Recycled... EPA’s effort to address our country’s waste problems has concentrated for many years on improving how industrial wastes are treated, stored, and disposed of. We have made great strides: industry is handling its wastes far more responsi-bly, and land disposal is now being replaced by safer and more environmentally protective practices such as incineration and sophisticated new chemical and biological treatments. But these advances are only half the answer. Looking toward the future, it is clear that the more waste we generate, the more waste we have to manage. That’s why EPA is putting renewed emphasis on recycling and waste reduction as the truly long-term solutions to hazardous and solid waste management. Recycling itself, in effect, is being recycled — back to the top of the priority list. As this manual shows, effective recycling demands grass-roots commitment and cooperation. Environmental quality is everybody’s business, and we hope that readers and users of this used oil recycling manual will make it theirs, too. B