How to Recycle Used Motor Oil and The Filters

You can now do your part in helping keep mother earth green. If you change your own oil, you can recycle the motor oil and the oil filter. Follow this step by step article on how you can recycle your cars used motor oil and the oil filter.

Things You'll Need

• New oil
• New oil filter
• Oil catch pan.
• Plastic jugs or a five gallon bucket.
• Oil filter wrench.

Instructions

1. 

   The first step in recycling your cars used motor oil and oil filter is to first set up your car safely for a oil change.

2. 

   Next, go ahead and remove the oil plug and let the oil drain into the oil catch can. Also remove the oil filter and lay it on top of the oil catch can once the oil catch can is full of oil.

3. 

   Next, replace the oil plug and tighten very snugly. Also, install the new oil filter and tighten the oil filter hand tight and then one more round with a oil filter wrench. Once everything is tight, add the new motor oil and crank the car and let it run for 30 seconds. Re-check the oil and add more oil if necessary.

4. 

   Next, take the oil catch pan full of used motor oil and pour the used oil into plastic jugs or a five gallon bucket. Once the jugs or bucket is full of the used motor oil, put the lids on them and tighten them very tight.

5. 

   Lastly, put a strip of plastic in the trunk of your car and securely place the oil jugs or the five gallon bucket full of the used motor oil into the trunk. Now take the used motor oil to your local oil change center or car repair center. These places will generally take your used motor oil and they will recycle the used motor oil.

Tips & Warnings

• Most oil change places such as "Jiffy Lube" and any other quick lube centers will generally take the used motor oil. As will most car repair centers that also change oil.

• You can also call in advance to your local oil change center or car repair center to make sure that you can dispose of your used motor oil with them.