Used motor oil can contain such contaminants as lead, magnesium, copper, zinc, chromium, arsenic, chlorides, cadmium, and chlorinated compounds. Oil poured down drains or onto the ground can work its way into our ground and surface waters and cause serious pollution. One gallon of used oil can foul a million gallons of drinking water. Federal reports indicate that used motor oil accounts for more than 40 percent of the total oil pollution of our nation's harbors and waterways.
Collection Sites
• Amherst
Auto Zone * 1171 Cleveland Avenue 440-988-7277 5 Gallons Max. Per Day Tuffy * 101 N.Leavitt Rd. 440-988-9402 10 Gallons Max.
• Lorain
• Avon/Avon Lake
White’s Towing and Auto Service 239 Miller Road 440-930-2778 Will take cooking oil Lubestop * 511 Avon Belden Road 440-933-9952 • Elyria
Advanced Auto Parts * 1057 East Broad Street 440-365-8335 4 Gallons Max per day Auto Zone * 103 2nd Street 440-323-3473 5 Gallons Max per day Auto Zone * 41687 North Ridge Road 440-324-3209 4 Gallons Max per person/month Kasper Properties, Inc. 443 Oberlin Road 440-366-6110 - Office No Maximum -Call for Hours Walmart 149 Midway Boulevard 440-324-4236 5 Gallons Max per day
Auto Zone * 2343 Broadway 440-244-3460 5 Gallons Max. Per Day Advanced Auto Parts 1069 Meister Road 440-244-2009 4 Gallons per month Transmission fluid • North Ridgeville
The Performance Clinic 33350 Lorain Road 440-327-8155 No Maximum Antifreeze Auto Zone * 34226 Center Ridge Rd. 440-353-1915
5 Gallon Max Per Day
• Oberlin
Full Circle Fuels 141 South Main Street 440-574-5436 5 Gallons or more please call ahead Will take cooking oil. • Sheffield Lake
Mac’s Auto Repair * 4615 East Lake Road 440-949-6286 Call ahead to schedule Large quantities 15 Gallon containers available for exchange No Maximum Will take cooking oil • Vermilion
Advanced Auto Parts * 4480 Liberty Avenue 440-967-0958
* They will take car batteries also.
Close the Loop Buy Re-refined Oil Many of the industries that use virgin oil also use recycled or re-refined oil. According to the American Petroleum Institute, of the nearly 750 million gallons of used oil collected in the U.S. each year, 43% is used in asphalt plants, 12% is used to generate electricity and 14% is rerefined to virgin conditions. The remainder is used for fuel or in other industries, such as steel and paper mills. Coca-Cola, United Parcel Service, the California Highway Patrol, the U.S. military and even NASCAR use re-refined oil in their vehicles. So next time you change your oil, close the loop and choose re-refined.
LORAIN COUNTY Solid Waste Management District A Department of the Lorain County Commissioners Join us in “Working together to Help Keep Lorain County Clean & Green”
1-800-449-5463
www.loraincounty.us/solidwaste