Used Oil Recycling Program

Mission and Goals

The mission of the Used Oil Program is to protect the public and the environment from exposure to contamination caused by the improper treatment, storage, and disposal of used oil.

The goals of the Used Oil Program are to eliminate, or reduce, the obstacles to properly collect and recycle do-it-yourselfer (DIYer) used oil, (i.e., used oil generated through household activities, including maintenance of personal vehicles) through a broad and extensive public education program. The Division has worked with local businesses to make recycling used oil easy and convenient. The Division also regulates used oil generators, transporters, processors, re-refiners, burners, and marketers.

Used Oil Cleanup and Closure Requirements

The Used Oil Program has specification requirements for used oil cleanups and closures in accordance with R315-15 and R315-101 of the Utah Administrative Code. The used oil program does not utilize the Division of Environmental Response and Remediation (DERR) Screening Levels found in Corrective Action Process for Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites, Oct. 30, 2005, Updated March 2015. The used oil program utilizes the EPA Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) for Volatiles (VOCs), semi-volatiles (SVOCs), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), and metals.

If you have questions regarding the RSLs, please contact Dr. Eric Baiden (ebaiden@utah.gov), Toxicologist, (385) 499-0980 or Deborah Ng (dng@utah.gov), Used Oil Program Manager, (385) 499-0837.

Used Oil Recycling

O’Reilly Auto Parts Stores now recycle used oil filters. Drop-off your filters with your used oil, FREE!

• Used Oil Collection Center Drop-off Locations

Forms

• DWMRC Forms
  • Government Records Access and Management Act Request Form (GRAMA)
  • Hazardous Waste Forms
    • Notification of Regulated Activities Form (EPA Form 8700-12)
  • Solid Waste Program Forms
  • Used Oil Forms
  • Waste Tire Forms

Rules and Statutes

• Standards for the Management of Used Oil (R315-15)
• Used Oil Management Act

Permitted and Registered Used Oil Facilities

• Marketers
• Off-Specification Burners
• Re-Refiners and Processors
• Transporters
• Transfer Facilities

Terminology

• Regulation of Used Oil as a Hazardous Waste
• Used Oil
• Used Oil Generators
• Used Oil Specifications

Tracking the Program

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Inspection Checklist for Used Oil Collection Center
• Origins of Used Oil
• Program Funding and Priorities
• Used Oil Inspections, Enforcement, and Prohibited Practices
• Used Oil Statistics
• Why Have a Used Oil Program?

Comments

For more information about the Used Oil Program, please contact Deborah Ng (dng@utah.gov), (385) 499-0837.