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SELECTED DATA

Safety Quick has developed and obtained data on the oil recycling industry.  We hope these data and references are useful in developing your oil recycling programs.

US population (1998) 270 million (ref. US Census data)

US households (1998) 102 million (ref. US Census data)

California population (1998) 32 million (ref. US Census data)

US oil improperly disposed 200 million gallons per year

US oil consumption for autos & light trucks 700 million gallons per year (684 million gallons in 1993 ref. API National Used Oil Collection Study, May 1996)

Total US oil consumption 2.7 billion gallons per year (Valencia Community College)

Estimated light duty oil filers sold 370 million per year (ref. API National Used Oil Collection Study, May 1996)

Estimated DIY oil recovery amounts 239 million gallons per year (ref. API National Used Oil Collection Study, May 1996)

California DIY rate 23%

DOE DIY rate 58% (ref. API, A Guidebook for Implementing Curbside and Drop-off Used Oil Collection Programs, February 1992)

City of Napa DIY rate 11% (JD Franz)

County of Sonoma DIY rate 20% (JD Franz)

DIY improper disposal rate 18%

Government-operated used oil collected 250 million gallons per year (204 million gallons in 1993: ref. API National Used Oil Collection Study, May 1996)

Rate of growth of government oil collections (by gallons) 29% per year (1990-1993: ref. API National Used Oil Collection Study, May 1996)

Oil Disposal by DIYers 40% pour on ground (including storm drains and waterways)

                       21% dump into trash

                       21% use for machinery or miscellaneous activities

                       14% take to recycling centers

                        4% burn for fuel (ref. Valencia Community College)

Willingness to pay 15 cents per month for curbside oil recycling

      59% definitely, 24% probably of DIYers

      49% definitely, 24% probably of non-DIYers (ref. JD Franz Research, March 1999)

Oil in landfill 67,429 gallons in Sonoma County, California landfill (300,000 persons)

References:

American Petroleum Institute, National Use Oil Collection Study, Washington, DC, 1996

Communication Sciences Group, A Study of Attitudes on Waste Management Issues of Sonoma County Residents, San Francisco, CA, 1996

JD Franz Research, Sonoma County Waste Management Agency / City of Napa, Sacramento, CA, 1999

JD Franz Research, Curbside Oil Survey Cross Tabulation Tables, Sacramento, CA, 1999

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