{"id":77,"date":"2011-09-10T14:04:10","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T14:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2022-02-16T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:40:10","slug":"motor-oil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"Motor Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Motor oil or engine oil is a lubricant used in engines for both motor and road vehicles.\u00a0 Motor oils are derived from petroleum-based and synthetic-non-petroleum chemical compounds that CAN be recycled.\u00a0 If you do it yourself, the used or new motor oil and filters should be should be treated with caution and disposed of appropriately.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">How should it be handled?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Do not mix motor oil\u00a0with water.<\/span> This contaminates oil.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Do not dispose of motor oil in the trash<\/span> because liquid can leak in a trash truck.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Collect and store used motor oil in sealed and labeled, plastic or metal container<\/span> that is designed for the job.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Keep away from heat sources, children and pets<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Clean up spills with an absorbent products<\/span> (such as kitty litter, shredded newspaper, vermiculite, rags, etc.), then bag waste materials and discard in the trash.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Do not mix with other chemicals or liquids<\/span> as this could make it non-recyclable or even more hazardous.\u00a0 If you accidently mixed it, <strong>be sure to tell the HHW facility what it is mixed with.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">What about oil filters?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Oil filters are not recyclable.\u00a0 They can be disposed of in your trash.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Where can I recycle motor oil?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/ralph-in-hhw-oil\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-7537\" src=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Ralph-in-HHW-Oil-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Buckman Recycling Center\" href=\"http:\/\/sfswma.org\/about-us\/burrt\/\">BuRRT<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Fridays &amp; Saturdays from 8:00am-4:45pm <strong>(in containers of 5 gallons or less, up to the equivalent of five 5-gallon containers maximum per month).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Many oil change and car service centers will accept less than 5 gallons<\/strong> of motor oil for little or no charge.\u00a0 So don\u2019t stock up!\u00a0 Check with these potential take back centers: \u00a0<a title=\"Oil Change Centers\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Oil+Change,+Santa+Fe,+NM&amp;hl=en&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=5Y2&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;prmd=ivnsm&amp;resnum=1&amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&amp;biw=1149&amp;bih=577&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=wl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Oil Change and Service Centers in Santa Fe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">What about my unused motor oil?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Motor oil does not expire or go bad. Donate it to a neighbor, a mechanic, or school auto shop.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">What do I do with my empty container(s)?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Empty motor oil containers cannot be recycled because of their toxic residue and should be thrown in the trash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor oil or engine oil is a lubricant used in engines for both motor and road vehicles.\u00a0 Motor oils are derived from petroleum-based and synthetic-non-petroleum chemical compounds that CAN be &hellip;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/?page_id=77\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9250,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/9250"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfswma.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}