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OIL FILTER RECYCLING  

  

WHY RECYCLE OIL FILTERS?  More than 14 million oil filters are sold in California each year to people who change their own oil, and almost 90% of the filters end up in landfills.  In the United States, 360 million oil filters go to waste each year.

  

Recycling used oil filters means that every last drop of the filter's steel and oil can have a new useful life.  Recycling filters also means that we can protect our waterways from some pollution.  Each filter, when drained, contains about a pound of steel and between two and eight ounces of oil.  An undrained oil filter can contain a full quart of used oil.

  

CALIFORNIA'S OIL FILTER PROGRAM.  To encourage do-it-yourselfers to recycle used oil filters, the California Integrated Waste Management Board has designed a used oil filter recycling program that provides grant money for cities to recycle oil filters along with their used oil program. Please recycle your filters as well as your oil.

  

HOW TO RECYCLE OIL FILTERS.  Follow these simple steps to recycle oil filters at the Recycle Center's Used Oil Center:

  • Free oil drain pans with a shelf for used oil filters are available in the Administration Building at the Burbank Recycle Center , Monday-Friday, 8 a . m . -5 p . m .
  • If you have a Burbank Recycle Center oil drain pan that holds filters, remove the filters and place them on the oil tank so that they will drain into the tank .   If you do not have a drain pan that holds filters…
  • Place the used oil filter in a leak-proof container like a coffee can with a lid or resealable plastic bag .
  • Place all filters on the oil tank so that they drain into the tank .

The Used Oil Center at the Recycle Center is closed on Saturdays, since there is no City employee on duty on Saturday to monitor the materials left there .    However, the Burbank Recycle Center is open for other business on Saturdays, 8 a . m . -4 p . m .    

Call 818-238-3900 if you have any questions about recycling .

The Burbank Recycle Center is a State-certified oil recycling center and has been recycling waste oil since 1983.  State-certified centers may not charge a fee to accept used oil and must offer four cents per quart for the return of used oil.  Contact the Burbank Recycle Center at (818) 238-3900 for further information.

Note:  By law, you may not dispose of or recycle more than 20 gallons of oil in one trip.  The oil must be in containers of 5 gallons or less. 
  
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