What do you do with used oil filters?

[RalphVa]

If you have a wood or coal stove, put them in the stove in the winter. Then recycle the leftover metal parts in the ashes. That's what I used to do when I had wood stoves.

Ralph

 

[clemsonfor]

If you have a wood or coal stove, put them in the stove in the winter. Then recycle the leftover metal parts in the ashes. That's what I used to do when I had wood stoves.

Ralph

I have a cat stove, i dont think it will do my catylsts any good to be burning qts of oil through them, on bypass maybe?

 

[Car Doc]

I burn mine during the winter months and throw them in the trash. I leave them upside down in my oil drain caddy until there is too many in there or I need to dump the caddy.

 

[rswyan]

If you have a wood or coal stove, put them in the stove in the winter. Then recycle the leftover metal parts in the ashes. That's what I used to do when I had wood stoves.

Ralph

What Ralph sez :thumbsup:

 

[sw03]

I throw my filters in the trash..

 

[clemsonfor]

I throw my filters in the trash..

Theres the simple answer! It took us 8 pages to get there!: :laughing:

 

[fieldserviceengineer]

Used oil and fuel filters are not deemed hazardous. At one time it was though that oil filters contained led from engine bearing wear thus they needed to be treated as hazardous waste and disposed of accordingly. Our company (Fleetguard) and Donaldson Filter undertook a study for the US EPA. We determined that used oil filters did not contain hazardous levels of lead from filtration. What we did determine is that the lead levels in the metal forming process did have levels exceeding EPA requirements. Metal suppliers coated the metals with a lead alloy coating (terne plating). The coating allowed the metals to take form in forging presses while making filter shells (parts for the refrigerator too!). Metal terne plating was discontinued for filter metal supplies back in the late 90s. It is acceptable to dispose of filters in landfills unless local or state law overrules. Scrap metal dealers will take them.....they become rebar in China along with your old Ford tractor.

 

[crazyal]

I throw my filters in the trash..

The last time I went to the dump and had a couple filters and asked the guy where to put them while he was draining the used oil into their tank he took them and tossed them into the household trash. Since then that's what I do.

I have one of these drain cans, I just leave them in it with the hole facing down and a plastic bag over the funnel and leave them to drain until the next oil change.

 

[Skyco]

I throw my filters in the trash..

Theres the simple answer! It took us 8 pages to get there!: :laughing:

We aren't allowed to do that in the county I live in

The bigger problem I have is legally disposing of old antifreeze...the state used to have a recycling drum for it in downtown Columbia SC but they removed it a few years ago...

 

[Taylortractornut]

All the old oil and oil filters at work usually go in the lake lol JK. We used to have to show DEQ the pick up recipts from oil companies. THen they wouldnt take the filters. THen started balking on giving a reciept. We bought a Clean Burn Waste oil heater and it works great. It takes car of about a gallon per hour. We save our oil changes from transmission and engine and hydraulics on all the machines at work. Usually get several barrels per year. Then we also buy a few gallons at 30 cents per gallon. DEQ looks at the heater each time they visit and save alot of paper work. The old filters get crused in my press or burnt in the shop stove here at the house then recycled.