Used oil is exactly what its name entails: any petroleum-based or synthetic oil that has been used. Oil keeps our vehicles, machinery, and many other systems running smoothly. However, during normal use, impurities such as dirt, metal scrapings, water, or chemicals, can get mixed in with the oil, so that in time, the oil no longer performs well. Eventually, this used oil must be replaced with virgin or re-refined oil to do the job correctly.
How it Works: Recycling Used Oil
Used oil can be re-processed into lubricants, processed into fuel oils, and used as raw materials for the refining and petrochemical industries. Additionally, used oil filters contain reusable scrap metal, which steel producers can reuse as scrap feed.
So, how is used oil recycled? The most preferred alternative, re-refined oil—must meet the same stringent refining, compounding, and performance standards as virgin oil for use in automotive, heavy-duty diesel, and other internal combustion engines, and hydraulic fluids and gear oils. Extensive laboratory testing and field studies conclude that re-refined oil is equivalent to virgin oil—it passes all prescribed tests and, in some situations, even outperforms virgin oil.
The same buyers and businesses that use regular oil also can use re-refined oil, since re-refining simply re-processes used oil into new, high-quality lubricating oil. Any vehicle maintenance facilities, automobile owners, and other machinery maintenance operations that use oil also can use re-refined oil. In some cases, fleet maintenance facilities that use large volumes of oil arrange to reuse the same oil that they send to be re-refined—a true closed recycling loop.
Old oil boys are certified oil collectors of used oils. Such as, used motor oil, used Hydraulic oil, Gearbox oil, Diesel and Petrol oil.
We have two operating facilities, one in Pretoria and the other in Randfontein. We will buy your old used oil. For Used oil Collections in Pretoria, contact us on 064 507 5563 , used oil collection in Randfontein, contact us on 079 574 1385
