recycling programs

Oil & Oil Filter Recycling Program

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Questions? Call our CITIZENS' RESPONSE LINE at 1-800-404-7080.

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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH!

What is the Oil Filter Recycling Program?

Dswa’s award winning Oil Filter Recycling Program is the first statewide oil filter collection program in the United States. Before 1996, most of the 1.3 million oil filters sold annually in Delaware ended up in Delaware’s landfills. Because removing as much oil as possible from solid waste makes landfills safer, DSWA sought ways to recover oil filters and waste motor oil. Thanks to this Oil Filter Recycling Program, DSWA now collects most of the state’s oil filters before they are landfilled.

How Does it Work?

DSWA collects used oil filters from more than 200 repair shops, service stations, and Dropoff Centers statewide and transports them to the Delaware Recycling Center (DRC). Oil filters are then transported to FCC Environmental for processing.

How Can My Business Participate?

It’s easy! Just call DSWA’s Citizens’ Response Line at 1-800-404-7080 to join. We’ll provide your business with three 55-gallon drums for used oil filters and arrange a pickup schedule that’s convenient for you. DSWA will charge $25.00 per pick up (based on three 55-gallon drums). CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW.

How Can Homeowners Participate?

After you change your car or truck motor oil, simply take the used oil and oil filters to a nearby DSWA Drop-off Center that accepts them. This way, you’ll know you’re helping the environment. Contact our Citizens’ Response Line at 1-800-404-7080 for the nearest location.

Questions? Call our CITIZENS' RESPONSE LINE at 1-800-404-7080.

Click to download a Oil Filter Recycling Brochure

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