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Patriotism takes many forms...
Choose to Recycle More &
Help Keep America Clean...
Used Motor Oil Facts:
• lf all used oil improperly disposed of by do-it-yourselfers were
recycled, it could produce enough energy to power
360,000 homes each year or provide 96 million quarts of
High-quality motor oil.
• One gallon of used oil as fuel contains about l40,000 Btu
of energy.
• Re-refining used oil is energy efficient-less energy is
required to produce a gallon of re-refined base stock than
to produce a base stock from crude oil.
• The Department of Defense compared making lube oils
from virgin base oil and used oll and determined using used oil
was both more environmentally friendly and cost- effective.
Recycling your motor oil/filter is easy
• Collect used oil from your vehicle/equipment.
• PIace used oil in a clean, empty container wlth tight fitting lid.
Collect Oil Filter and drain. (City Household Hazardous Waste Bin
will accept oil and filters for redycling.)
• Dont mix other substances with oil, such as gasoline, parts dip,
pesticides or antifreeze. (City Household Hazardous Waste Bin will
accept contaminated oil.)
• During regular business hours, take uncontaminated oil to one
of the Certified Oil Collection Centers listed below. State Certified
Collection Centers will pay you $.16 for each gallon of uncontaminated oil you bring for recycling
Certified Collection Centers in Barstow
AutoZone1050 E. Maln St.
Kragen Auto Parts 1133 Main St.
Travel Centers of America 295O Lenwood Rd
Zippy Lube-A-Truck, Inc. 296O Lenwood Rd.
Remember: Oil never wears out.
It just gets dirty...
Buying recycled products is an important part of recycling.
Oil Recycling efforts sponsored by a Grant from CalRecycle
Everything You Do Can MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
For More Info Contact Belinda Barbour - 760-255-5126
RECYCLABLE ITEMS
Advertising inserts
Aluminum cans
Aluminum foil (clean)
Aluminum food trays (clean)
Calendars
Catalogs
Corrugated cardboard
Cereal boxes (without lining)
Computer paper Envelopes
File folders
Glass bottles & jars
Junk mail
Ledger paper
All other clean, dry paper
Metal lids (from jars & cans)
Newspapers
Notebook paper
Packing paper
Paper tubes
Paper bags
Plastic #1-#7 Plastic milk jugs
(clean, rinsed) Shoe boxes
Telephone books
Tin cans
Tissue boxes
Wrapping paper ”
Bring Your Household Hazardous Waste to the
City of Barstows Bin for FREE!!!
OPEN Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 2:OO p.m.
900 S. Ave. 'H"
City Corporation Yard
Check out the material we have on hand to give away for your
use!
Remember: We recycle our clean oil
'We have oil/filter buckets if you need one
Be safe while transporting your waste.