Waste Oil

Introduction

Waste Oil is a petroleum-based oil which, through use or handling, has become unsuitable for it’s original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties. It must have sufficient liquid content to be free flowing. Examples are:

  • Automotive crankcase and lubricating oils;
  • Industrial lube oils including metal working oils, railroad and marine oils and turbine-lubricating oils;
  • Industrial non-lube oils including hydraulic, transmission-quenching oils and non-PCB (less than 50 ppm) transformer oils;
  • Oil recovered from oil tank cleaning operations and deballasting operations;
  • Oil recovered from discharges to the land or waters

This page provides information on the Department's Waste Oil Management Rules and programs available to help enhance waste oil collection in Maine.

Contacts

For more information on the Department's waste oil management rules or voluntary collection programs contact Jamie Hoover or Dan Wehr at 207-287-7688.

Laws

38 MRSA § 1319-G (3A-C)

38 MRSA § 1319-O (2 A,B)

38 MRSA § 1319-X

38MRSA §1319-Y (1-3) Used Oil Collection Centers

Rules

Chapter 860

Forms

Application for a Waste Oil Transporter License (pdf format)

Commercial Facility - Waste Oil Storage Facility Application (pdf format)

MORP Directory Application - If you would like to be listed in the MORP Directory, please fill out the application form

Registration Form for Used Oil Collection Centers Pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. Section 1319-Y (pdf format)

Additional Information

Active Hazardous Waste and Waste Oil Transporters List (pdf format)

Fees and Timelines

Information Sheet - Used Oil Collections Centers - issued June 1996

Registered Used Oil (Waste Oil) Collection Provisions

Used Oil Collection Center Best Management Practices

Maine Oil Recycling Program - (includes the MORP Directory)

Other Resources:

DEP Homeowner Information