@the_garage_goblin: Customer states “I got a letter from the EPA” #mechanic #car

Jcr :

oil came from the ground so it can go back.

noinnermonologue :

I'm old enough to remember when we were actually taught how to dump used motor oil in the yard.

k.ols1 :

but my question is, why do you get charged a disposal fee if you do it at the shop, if they'll take your oil for free if you do it yourself?

Panda :

do all auto part stores take the used motor oil for free or is it just specific ones?

wspycher100 :

user998200150 :

I have been giving my used oil to a local garage for over 20 years, because they heat their shop with it. I started giving it to them right after they installed the system. they take old diesel , transmission fluid and turkey frying oil for their heating

Dante_non :

the epa genuinely has no way of knowing right after you did it with them literally having to be present

Cameron :

Oil came from the ground

mlalexa2 :

The fine is 90k per day per incident for anyone curious

JustPlainDave :

How'd the EPA find out?

whoseladder :

"my neighbor has always been weird about fence line" "well that's between you and your neighbor"😭

HomelessPotato :

My auto parts stores constantly say they're full. I tried taking it to the fire station one time too, they also wouldn't take it. I have a few reusable drain jugs full of oil.

Sam Sells :

But oil companies can do it without repercussion

crilledgeese :

That’s crazy cause the EPA is cool with literally anything else hurting the environment

herman fourie :

Fun fact. 1L of engine oil. Can contaminate 1 000 000L of water. 🤔

Jake :

basically you're fined and it has to be excavated and decontaminated

Justin Micheal Allan🇨🇦 :

now my question is why do you or other places take it do ya'll get like rebates or something

Eddievee :

Our shop runs on waste oil heat. We gladly accept used engine oil (no coolant!) 😂

Cracked Clips :

Oil is fuel don’t throw it away at all use it as wood protectant, fuel, undercarriage rust protectant, and use it as lube for random things here and there

Lieutenant Dumbass :

I just put the used oil in the fuel tank in my truck, it's a great additive (filtered to about 5 micron before I put it in the tank)

eddie_nilsson.146 :

Epa?

UlteriorMotive :

Oil Remediation Work can cost you thousands of dollars and is not covered by any home insurance policy. If you got the EPA involved, add thousands more in legal fees.

Vaporwaveredneck :

Smudge pots are premium

codydafloof :

how do you transport it though. I don't own any oil buckets.

jake.mckitchen :

So what does this mean for the car batteries in the ocean?