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r <br /> "Managing Used Oil: Advice for Small Businesses I Common Wastes&Materials I US EPA Page 1 of 6 <br /> http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/usedo11/usedoil.htm <br /> Last updated on Friday, March 30, 2012 <br /> Wastes - Resource Conservation - Common Wastes <br /> lbol & Materials <br /> You are here: EPA Home Wastes Resource ConservationWastes ri I <br /> Used Oil Management Program Publications Managing Used Oil: Advice for Small <br /> Businesses <br /> • Used Oil Management <br /> • Basic Information <br /> • Laws & Rggulations <br /> • Campaign <br /> • Publications <br /> Mand in Used Oil: Advice for Small Businesses <br /> • What is Used Oil? NA <br /> ■ How is Used Oil Recycled? <br /> � <br /> • Does My Business Hpindle Used Oil? <br /> • What Standards Should My Business Follow? � <br /> • How Should My BusingManage Used Oil Filters? ::, �� + • t 1,' <br /> • How Can My Business Avoid Costly Cleanups? , `5 .�' ' ,��` Z`'. <br /> ■ What Else an My Business Do to Conserve Oil? : �, ;r°, ► .' <br /> • Supporting Documents ,•• <br /> This fact sheet contains valuable information for •.tt-���, �� <br /> .K¢� <br /> businesses such as service stations, fleet maintenance �p , <br /> facilities and "quick lube shops that generate and <br /> handle used oil. It summarizes the U.S. Environmental • • <br /> " <br /> Protection Agency's (EPA's) used oil management <br /> standards--a set of "good housekeeping" requirements , s <br /> for used oil handlers. These requirements are detailed in <br /> Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)Part <br /> 279. Small businesses should also refer to EPA's <br /> Emergency Response Division's Information Line at 202 <br /> 260-2342 for information on how to manage spills. <br /> What is Used Oil? <br /> EPA's regulatory definition of used oil is as follows: Used oil is any oil that has been refined <br /> from crude oil or any synthetic oil that has been used and as a result of such use is <br /> contaminated by physical or chemical impurities. Simply put, used oil is exactly what its <br /> name implies—any petroleum-based or synthetic oil that has been used. During normal use, <br /> impurities such as dirt, metal scrapings, water, or chemicals can get mixed in with the oil, so <br /> that in time the oil no longer performs well. Eventually, this used oil must be replaced with <br /> virgin or re-refined oil to do the job at hand EPA's used oil management standards include a <br /> three-pronged approach to determine if a substance meets the definition of used oil. To meet <br /> EPA's definition of used oil, a substance must meet each of the following three criteria: <br /> • Origin — the first criterion for Identifying used oil is based on the origin of the oil. <br /> Used oil must have been refined from crude oil or made from synthetic materials. <br /> Animal and vegetable oils are excluded from EPA's definition of used oil. <br /> ■ Use — the second criterion is based on whether and how the oil is used. Oils used as <br /> http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/usedoit/usedoil.htm 6/27/2012 <br />