The number of small businesses that handle or generate waste oil is significant. Therefore, proper used oil disposal is essential, especially if you care about the environment. Unfortunately, most small businesses that generate small quantities of used oil do not believe that their actions affect the environment as industrial operations do. However, nothing could be further from the truth because poor oil disposal practices from several small businesses have a compounding effect that you cannot ignore. Therefore, what simple practices can small businesses do to promote proper waste oil disposal?
Use Original Containers
When you receive fresh oil from a supplier, it usually comes in plastic containers that are leak-proof, clean and watertight. Regrettably, most small businesses don't store these containers well once they go empty, and this is where the problem lies. Therefore, the specialised containers get damaged, which force firms to use other types of containers for waste oil storage. The bad news is that generic waste containers are not designed to store waste oil safely. You can avoid this by safekeeping the original containers that your supplier delivered to your premises. The vendor containers will give you an easy time storing waste oil safely as you wait for a certified waste oil recycling service to handle the disposal.
Use the Municipal Recycling Facilities
Notably, some business owners believe that only private companies deal with the collection of waste oil. What they don't know is that the local governments operate waste oil recovery centres and accept used oil and other related products for recycling and disposal. However, local governments only accept a certain amount of waste oil primarily from small businesses. If your company produces large quantities, then the local government waste oil recovery centres might not handle such volumes. The best part is that municipal recycling facilities visit waste oil production facilities for assessment and approval.
Use Recyclable Empty Oil Containers
As mentioned earlier, it is best practice to use the original oil containers to store waste oil. The best part is that most of these containers are recyclable. However, what do you do if you do not have the original containers? Although it is not recommended to use ordinary containers, you might not have any other choice. The most important thing is to ensure the containers you use are recyclable. You would be doing a poor job collecting waste oil for recycling when the containers holding the waste oil will end up in a landfill.
Contact a waste oil disposal service for more information.
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