If you work in or own an auto repair shop, you likely find yourself burdened with hundreds, sometimes thousands of oil filters every year; all of them filled with sludge and used engine oil. Used oil filters removed from vehicles are viewed as contaminated waste by the EPA until they are processed for disposal or recycling and the EPA has tough regulations about their disposal. Recycling is the preferred alternative to disposal and using an oil filter crusher makes recycling efforts more productive and less costly. An oil filter crusher presses the filter under high pressure and squeezes the engine sludge, grunge and oil out. Within sec- onds used filters are reduced to 25% of their original size - about the size of a hockey puck. The end result is a collection drum filled with recyclable metal "pucks" and a storage container of used oil that can be recycled, all while complying with EPA disposal guidelines. Because most disposal companies charge a collection and hauling fee per each drum, the more recycled filters you can fit into each drum means increased savings.
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