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Join Date: Dec 2004
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pour it down the sink haha.
No, my best mates dad has a transport business and they do all the truck servicing in house, i deposit my oil in their recycling drums to get taken away and used as some for of energy (some mob comes and gets it for free). Id never dump oil down the sink or just in the bin!
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Most local councils should have some sort of oil recycling facility you can take it to
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I'm a bit greener these days. Lately I've put it into a 20 litre drum. Not sure what I'll do when its full though. Probably try to find a place that accepts the oil, and pour it out there.
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Only a matter of time.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Melbourne
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rockhampton QLD
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yea i work in the railway so there is heaps of places for me to get rid of it in the rite mannor but it is also good for garden edging made out of wood it keeps the termites away
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doof doof doof doof
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SE Melbourne
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My neighbour used to take my used oil to use in his cars. True.
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What's green is gold
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Shepparton
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pour it on the driveway, to stop the dust.... epa dont like it though, or we put it on fence posts to stop rotting...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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except we have fireants and those other ones that hurt and breed like theres no tomorrow.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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man the dump costs just under $10 for anything- even a bottle of oil. i've considered leaving it in their driveway../
an interesting point- I was watching a kiddies edumacational show (totally wild type thing) where this lady reckoned to seal the container and throw it in the wheelie bin.......i have a coupla times but I didnt think it was the thing to do...did TV lie to me? change around 30 000k's or so when it tests up as buggered. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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Oil is $75 a barrel and you are throwing it away. Do you also light cigars with $100 bills? You guys are crazy! ;-)
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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In other news go here to find a complete Aussie wide directory of where you can recycle your old oil.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: South Australia
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Any place that charges to take oil away is ripping you off... If you have enough amounts (1,000+ltrs) certain companies actually give you money for it!
I have a couple 20ltr drums which get filled and then taken to the tip which has a recylcing facility for it. Throwing oil & oil filters into normal domestic garbage....... :togo: |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canberra
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Just out of curiousity how do they recycle it/re-use oil?
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Only a matter of time.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Melbourne
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It's reused as cheap brand oil. Thats what we did at ultra tune 10 years ago.
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