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Motor Oil Guy
Careless dumping of used motor oil can harm aquatic life, wildlife and water supplies. Tell your parents to recycle their used oil, filters and bottles at collection sites across the state. Don't pour South Carolina's future down the drain!
Each year, South Carolina's delicate environment faces a huge threat from many of the very people who call it home. The individuals responsible for this threat are well intentioned do-it-yourselfers who change the
motor oil in their vehicles, then dump that oil on the ground, in a water system or down drains and sewers.
If careless dumping of used motor oil continues, future water supplies could be harmed, jeopardizing aquatic life, wildlife and eventually our public health.
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Drain used oil from your vehicle into a large collection pan or bucket. |
| Pour the oil into a clean, leak-proof container with a tight-fitting lid. |
| Remove the used oil filter from your vehicle, puncture the dome end and allow the filter to hot drain for at least 12 hours. |
| Place the filter in a leak-proof container. |
| Take the oil to a used oil recycling site near you. |
| If available in your county, take filters and motor oil bottles to a recycling site. |
| If your county does not recycle filters or bottles, drain them thoroughly and place
them in your household garbage. |
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About 50 percent of all Americans change the oil in their cars themselves. Nationwide, 200 million gallons of used oil are generated by do-it-yourselfers. One gallon of used oil may contaminate 1 million gallons of clean water. It only takes one pint of used oil to create a one-acre slick on the water's surface. Two gallons of used oil could provide enough electricity to run the average household for about 24 hours. A typical used oil filter may contain between one cup to one pint of used oil. Click Here to learn more about oil recycling in Florence County.
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