Used oil is a waste product, in other words, “waste oil.” The major sources of pollution by used/waste oil are leaking containers, automotive traffic, and industrial activity generally. In urban runoff along with aquatic sediment in urban areas, motor oil is primarily associated with used oil and waste oil. However, a report of Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) in 2006 says that the extent to which used oil, waste oil, and oil byproducts are polluting water runoff, percolating through ground-water, and the final receiving water is basically unidentified. Spillage of both used oil and waste oil require speedy and proper disposal or recycling. For every gallon of waste oil getting burned, a gallon of oil or gasoline can be saved from the distribution chain.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 26, 2019 18:00 UTC