Motor oil disposal

Oil is a valuable resource that can be recycled. Recycled motor oil can be burnt as an industrial fuel or cleaned and reused.

To dispose of motor oil, pour the used motor oil into a container (the container you bought the new oil in works well), seal and label it, then take it to any waste management facility, free of charge (empty motor oil containers also accepted):

• Surf Beach Waste Management Facility: George Bass Drive, Surf Beach.
• Moruya Transfer Station: Yarragee Road, Moruya.
• Brou Waste Management Facility: Brou Lake Road, Dalmeny.

Never mix solvents, fuels, petrol or engine coolant with used motor oil. Once contaminated with these products, it is difficult or impossible to recycle used motor oil.

Do not put used motor oil in the garbage

Millions of litres of used motor oil are improperly disposed of each year in Australia.

• Used motor oil contains pollutants, including organic chemicals and metals.
• When disposed of improperly - in the garbage, on the ground or in the sewer system - the pollutants may reach lakes, rivers or the underground water system.
• It is illegal to put oil into the sewer system or anywhere on the land, including spreading oil on roads to suppress dust.