I think I bought a couple of those aluminum baking pans or something. I use them for changing oil in the small engines and for storing used oil filters until it’s time to take them to the recycling center.
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No recycling for oil filters for us. I am not sure about shops.
RECYCLING MOTOR OIL, OIL FILTERS AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
In Wisconsin, motor oil and used oil filters are banned from landfills.
Recycling motor oil, oil filters and other automotive products | Wisconsin DNR
From your link.
Oil absorbent materials were originally included in the landfill ban, but it was later amended to allow landfill disposal provided there is no free-flowing oil in the absorbent material and the absorbents are not hazardous waste.
Oil absorbent materials are used to clean-up oil spills.
Used oil filters should not be placed in the trash is the state of Wisconsin.
“This guidance document reflects changes made to the oil filter and absorbent landfill ban in s.
287.07(4m), Wis. Stats. due to enactment of 2011 Wisconsin Act 152. Previously, the law stated that only oil absorbent materials with a volume of less than one gallon were permitted to be disposed of in landfills. With the enactment of 2011 Wisconsin Act 152, the disposal of oil absorbent materials containing waste oil is now permitted in landfills if no free-flowing oil is present and the absorbent materials are not considered hazardous. In addition,
this guidance document has been revised to clarify that the ban on landfilling used oil filters includes filters from cars, trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATVs, boats, planes and trains.”
Used Oil Filters and Absorbents Landfill Ban Questions and Answers (wi.gov)
I do not change my oil anymore but do not know of a site tat takes them. Dumped some old antifreeze and gear oil a couple of weeks ago at the recycling center, no bin for oil filters.
O’Reilly auto parts, Walmart Tire and Lube center, Firestone, Tires Plus and more.
The auto parts stores in Nevada accept used motor oil and used filters and we don’t have the stringent landfill regulations as Wisconsin has.
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Now I only change oil on my lawnmower. I can take the used oil to a store or to the hazardous waste facility at the dump. In both cases there is a draining rack for filters. Not sure, but I think they crush the filter to retrieve any remaining oil.
Last time I changed oil in the mower, I noticed how expensive the lawnmower oil was, so I went to the auto section got 20W-50 there for 1/2 the price. Later I researched the difference, lawnmower oil had zinc.
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I’ve got about 15 gallon jugs for used oil and when they are full I take them and my filters to the county recycling center. No big deal anymore but I keep the containers so need to empty them into their tank. The Mobil station used to have a tank which was convenient but he said people were putting too much non-oil in them so he had to cut it out. Then I went to O’Reily once but they would rather you bring in the containers and leave them rather than empty into their tank. The recycling center is about 7 miles but I don’t need to go there more than once a year or so though. Actually I haven’t been there since the virus because you have to make an appointment first. So if you’ve got a trailer of junk to get rid of, make an appointment, tell them what you have, pre-pay, arrive on time and unload in 15 minutes and don’t talk to or touch anyone or sneeze. Silly humans.
I’m in NH, I never heard of any place taking oil filters here, unless I’m out of touch. I take my oil to the town recycling center or advance auto.
Seems like a good idea, the steel case of the filter, as well as the oil inside could be recycled.
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You have to pay?
I’m glad that this is not the policy in my county.
Me too, no appointment, no charge for us. There are seperate entrances for hazardous and regular trash. At regular trash you are directed to different area depend on what you are dumping, I.e. yard trimmings, appliances, metal, miscellaneous household.
In my area, yard waste goes to the municipal “convenience center”. No appointments, no fees.
Appliances, used oil, other fluids/solvents, insecticides, paint, and metal go to one of the county recycling centers. Just drive up to the appropriate “station” (there are several, each for a specific type of item), pop your trunk or tailgate, and the guys unload everything for you, without any fees. Just show up. No appointments.
The more mundane stuff (cardboard, newspapers, junk mail & waste paper, bottles, and cans) are picked-up from the front of your home every two weeks by county recycling trucks. No fees.
Of course you pay to dump your used oil. It’s just part of the taxes you pay. Every jurisdiction chooses whether to pay taxes or user fees. Our recycling/dump is payed for with taxes, unless it’s commercial. Those guys pay user fees based on weight.
Yes, I am aware that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
I should have stated that no fee is extracted from you when you visit the recycling centers.
I should clarify. There is no charge for recycling such as oil, cardboard, paint, etc. There is a charge for tires, appliances and so on. A trailer load of trash such as lumber, building materials, and household waste, usually costs about $20 for up to 2000#. Used to weigh in and weigh out with the minimum charge of one ton. Since the virus though, it’s make an appointment, and pre-pay so that there is no human contact. I was hoping they would let up a little now but one way or the other I’m going to have to get rid of some stuff, like 75# of ceramic grout left over. Who knew grout spoils after a few years? Metal can go to the junk yard.
But yeah, you are paying one way or the other, either through taxes or usage fees. Every one is different. One thing though is that if you have a fee on some items such as tires and appliances, they can end up in the ditches.
Ours is back open for normal business, $18 minimum charge for trash based on weight and recycling and Hazardous materials like oil go to another part where there is no charge. Only need an appointment if Asbestos is involved.
The county next door where the wife’s mother lives charges for each load. We took several loads when the in-laws downsized from a house to a cottage in an senior community. Weigh in, weigh out, and pay based on the difference.
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Garbage is $7 a cubic foot for the dump site, but we let our neighbors put spare garbage in our bin as it is never full. Yes had some old mortar, broken bricks, carpet, etc. No Problem.