Can I throw used oil filters and oil products in my regular trash can?
Texas law prohibits dumping used oil on land or into sewers or waterways. This includes the use of used oil as a dust suppressant. Texas has also banned used oil filters from being placed in or accepted for disposal in a landfill.
Unlike other industries where operators can throw away their waste products in nonregulated garbage, oil and lube shops are bound by law — and the good of the environment — to recycle used oil, no matter the cost. Rogue Waste Recovery gives owners and business the affordable and reliable option to recycle their used oil and used oil products.
Used oil should always be viewed as a potential liability and not as a commodity. Whatever the cost of recycling, the alternative liability costs of improper handling and disposal are far worse. No one wants to end up with fines, legal fees, and the costs of restitution.