What products are made from used oil?
There is a market for used oil . Re-refining used oil completely restores the original lubricating properties of the oil and takes about one-third of the energy of refining crude oil to lubricant quality.
- Recycled oil is also used extensively in the production of asphalt for roads and highways. It is also be burned for energy in pulp mills.
- Oil filters crushed to remove the oil and the metal is sold to steel mills to make other metal products such as rebar, nails and wire.
- Empty plastic oil bottles can be recycled into new containers, plastic flowerpots, plastic pipe, guardrails, fence posts and plastic patio furniture.
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