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Upgraded used oil recycling facility in Vernon latest to come online in BC

The Return Collection Facility (RCF) infrastructure grant that Interior Fright & Bottle Depot received from BCUOMA provided them with a modified sea container to facilitate the responsible collection and management of used oil, antifreeze, filters and containers.
The Return Collection Facility (RCF) infrastructure grant that Interior Fright & Bottle Depot received from BCUOMA provided them with a modified sea container to facilitate the responsible collection and management of used oil, antifreeze, filters and containers.

BC Used Oil Management Association ("BCUOMA"), a not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of lubricating oil, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze and antifreeze containers in British Columbia, today announced that Interior Freight & Bottle Depot, located at 4205 - 24th Ave., Vernon, has upgraded their used oil recycling facility. This new facility will provide the residents in Vernon and the surrounding areas, with an easy, free and eco-friendly way to dispose of their used oil and antifreeze materials.

The Return Collection Facility (RCF) infrastructure grant that Interior Fright & Bottle Depot received from BCUOMA provided them with a modified sea container to facilitate the responsible collection and management of used oil, antifreeze, filters and containers.

"Interior Freight & Bottle Depot has been a great recycling resource for Vernon residents for over 30 years," said David Lawes, Executive Director, BC Used Oil Management Association. "They understand the importance of properly disposing of used oil, and they made it a priority to upgrade their facility and install the best possible infrastructure - making it easier for their customers to recycle their used oil and antifreeze materials, at no cost."

BCUOMA's RCF infrastructure grant program's purpose is to ensure that there are sufficient RCFs across British Columbia for DIY consumers to take back their used oil and antifreeze materials for processing at no charge to consumers. The program also requires the responsible environmental handling, collection, transportation, storage, processing and disposal of used oil and antifreeze material using economic, efficient and environmentally acceptable options. 

BCUOMA continues to look for opportunities to upgrade and improve recycling facility locations across the province in order to provide British Columbians with greater accessibility to convenient and free used oil recycling centres. BCUOMA has also created more signage at BC used oil recycling centres that explains how easy it is to recycle materials properly. Municipalities, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other sectors interested in BCUOMA's RCF new infrastructure grants can find out more information at http://bcusedoil.com/recycling-collection-facility/.

Used oil is a valuable resource and there is a market for used oil. If it is disposed of at a BC used oil recycling centre, it can be recovered and re-used. Used oil can be re-refined into new lubricating oil and used as a fuel in pulp mills, cement plants and asphalt plants. Any vehicle maintenance facilities, automobile owners, and other machinery maintenance operations that use oil also can use re-refined oil. Additionally, used oil filters contain reusable scrap metal, which steel producers can reuse for metal products like rebar, nails and wire. Used antifreeze can be reprocessed to produce new automotive antifreeze. Plastic oil and antifreeze containers can be recycled into new oil containers, flowerpots, pipe, guardrails, and patio furniture.

Each year, approximately 50 million litres of oil, and 3 million litres of antifreeze are collected and responsibly managed through the approximately 300 public collection facilities and over 4,000 generators across the province, which are managed by the BCUOMA program. 

For more information on Interior Freight & Bottle Depot visit https://interiorrecycling.com

Company info

203 – 830 Shamrock Street
Victoria, BC
CA, V8X 2V1

Website:
bcusedoil.com

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