REVIEW
Understanding the Impact
of Recycling Today
An estimated
Re-refining used oil
380,000,000
gallons of used oil
takes only about
1/3 the energy
are recycled each year
of refining crude oil
to lubricant quality.
Recycling just
2 gallons
of used oil can generate enough
electricity to run the average household
for almost 24 hours.
Total Annual
Demand for motor oils,
industry oils,
process oils and grease:
2,363 Billion
gallons per year.
945,000,000
780,000,000
gallons combusted
Billion 165 gallons re-refined
Gallons 426 gallons improperly Balance
available for gallons actually recovered
recovery:
200,000,000
1,371
gallons of used
oil are improperly
disposed of
disposed of each year.
On average, about
4,000,000
people
reuse motor oil
as a lubricant for
other equipment
or take it to a
recycling facility.
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
On average,
6.9
oil
spills
happened each year
from 1990 to 2000.
(Only 1 or 2 ever get reported)
42
Gallons
It takes 42 gallons
of crude oil, but only
1 gallon of used oil
to produce 2.5 quarts
of new, high-quality
lubricating oil.
1
Gallon
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