Oil Changes: Don’t Forget to Recycle!
11
Nov,
2014
Most drivers are aware that the recommended oil change should take place about every 3,000 miles or about every three months. Vehicle owners know that a relatively small investment of regular oil changes will pay big dividends! Here are some of those dividends:
- Improves engine performance
- Decreases the buildup of dirt and debris
- Increases MPG
- Reduces harmful emissions
- Extends engine life
If you take care of your own oil changes, please remember to recycle responsibly. Your auto shop can help you know how and where to recycle used motor oil and filters. Here are a few facts to know about used motor oil:
- Used motor oil can contain toxic substances such as benzene, lead, zinc, and cadmium.
- The oil from a single oil change (1 gallon) can ruin the taste of a million gallons of drinking water (1 part per million), the supply of 50 people for one year.
- One pint of oil can produce a slick of approximately one acre on the surface of the water, preventing the replenishment of dissolved oxygen, impairing photosynthetic processes, and block sunlight.
- Crankcase oil accounts for more than 40 percent of total oil pollution of the nation's harbors and waterways.
- Oil dumped on land reduces soil productivity.
- Concentrations of 50 to 100 parts per million (ppm) of used oil can foul sewage treatment processes.
- In the U.S., less than 60 percent of used oil is recycled.
- Recycling all the filters sold annually in the United States would result in the recovery of about 160,000 tons of steel, or enough steel to make 16 new stadiums the size of Atlanta's Turner Stadium.
As part of routine maintenance, regular oil changes are a great investment in your vehicle, saving time and money spent on auto repairs and the inconvenience of unexpected breakdowns. Also, by responsibly recycling your used motor oil and filter, you can help keep our environment clean!
Is it time for an oil change? Contact our ASE Certified Technicians at Rum River Automotive by calling (763) 389-3811, or go on-line at https://www.rumriverauto.com/ for more information and to find our oil change coupons. Since 1997, our auto repair shop has served vehicle owners in Princeton, MN and in the surrounding areas of Milaca, MN, and Zimmerman, MN
.
Most drivers are aware that the recommended oil change should take place about every 3,000 miles or about every three months. Vehicle owners know that a relatively small investment of regular oil changes will pay big dividends! Here are some of those dividends:
- Improves engine performance
- Decreases the buildup of dirt and debris
- Increases MPG
- Reduces harmful emissions
- Extends engine life
If you take care of your own oil changes, please remember to recycle responsibly. Your auto shop can help you know how and where to recycle used motor oil and filters. Here are a few facts to know about used motor oil:
- Used motor oil can contain toxic substances such as benzene, lead, zinc, and cadmium.
- The oil from a single oil change (1 gallon) can ruin the taste of a million gallons of drinking water (1 part per million), the supply of 50 people for one year.
- One pint of oil can produce a slick of approximately one acre on the surface of the water, preventing the replenishment of dissolved oxygen, impairing photosynthetic processes, and block sunlight.
- Crankcase oil accounts for more than 40 percent of total oil pollution of the nation's harbors and waterways.
- Oil dumped on land reduces soil productivity.
- Concentrations of 50 to 100 parts per million (ppm) of used oil can foul sewage treatment processes.
- In the U.S., less than 60 percent of used oil is recycled.
- Recycling all the filters sold annually in the United States would result in the recovery of about 160,000 tons of steel, or enough steel to make 16 new stadiums the size of Atlanta's Turner Stadium.
As part of routine maintenance, regular oil changes are a great investment in your vehicle, saving time and money spent on auto repairs and the inconvenience of unexpected breakdowns. Also, by responsibly recycling your used motor oil and filter, you can help keep our environment clean!
Is it time for an oil change? Contact our ASE Certified Technicians at Rum River Automotive by calling (763) 389-3811, or go on-line at https://www.rumriverauto.com/ for more information and to find our oil change coupons. Since 1997, our auto repair shop has served vehicle owners in Princeton, MN and in the surrounding areas of Milaca, MN, and Zimmerman, MN
.
Troy Minske
Troy Minske 