Used Oil Recycling Organizations Go National

The five provincial used oil materials recycling associations organized under the umbrella of the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute have formally banded together to form the National Used Oil Material Advisory Council (NUOMAC). The new organization will coordinate the Canada-wide used oil recycling effort and encourage consistent national standards for this industry-led stewardship recycling program. NUOMAC will be chaired by David Dingle, of Imperial Oil’s Products and Chemicals Division.

The non-profit associations are from Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. A proposal for a system similar to those operated in the provinces above has been advanced in Ontario by the Ontario Used Oil Management Association. The proposal has encountered some resistance and is currently under review.

For more information, see the Used Oil Recycling website.

(Source: Recycling Canada in March 2005 WasteWatch)

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