Engine oil disposal: sealed, unmixed and at a tip

Keep used engine oil in a sealed container and take it to a recycling point that accepts it, says Recycle Now. It counts as hazardous waste.

• UK

Key facts

• Recycle Now says engine oil can harm people and the environment if it is not disposed of properly.
• Do not mix it with any other liquid. Mixed oil is hard to recycle.
• Some tips and recycling points take engine oil. Not all of them do.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

Based on Recycle Now's own pages.

Accepted items

• Used engine oil

Restrictions

• Oil mixed with other liquids is hard to recycle.

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