Guide for Reuse, Repair, Recycling, and Safe Disposal
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Motor Oil

Motor oil is a petroleum-based lubricant commonly used in internal combustion engines.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

Used Motor Oil Certified Collection Center Drop-off Location Finder

California Certified Used Oil Collection Centers will take used motor oil from the public and will pay you 40¢ a gallon. Most centers will take up to 5 gallons at a time.

Certified center managers will not accept used motor oil that has been contaminated with other fluids such as antifreeze, solvents, gasoline, or water. Bring contaminated motor oil to a Household Hazardous Waste Facility. See the Used Motor Oil Fact Sheet for more information.

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Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Certified Tire and Service Center (Dublin) 6028 Dougherty Rd. Dublin Recycle Free Drop-off Please call first to determine limts per visit.
Certified Tire and Service Center (Hayward) 24087 Mission Blvd. Hayward Recycle Free Drop-off Please call first to determine limts per visit.
Certified Tire and Service Center (Livermore) 1485 First St. Livermore Recycle Free Drop-off Please call first to determine limts per visit.
Certified Tire and Service Center (Pleasanton) 4216 Rosewood Dr. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off Please call first to determine limts per visit.
City of Berkeley Marina 201 University Ave Berkeley Recycle Free Drop-off
City of Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Station Program 2501 Embarcadero Way Palo Alto Recycle Free Drop-off Only 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per visit. Must be a Palo Alto resident, proof of residency is required.
Claremont Service Station 301 Claremont Blvd San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off Ask for 40 cents per gallon refund. There is a 5 gallon limit per visit. Drop-off is during business hours only.
Clayton Valley Shell 1500 Kirker Pass Road Concord Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Coast Crane Company 14951 Catalina St. San Leandro Recycle Free Drop-off
Concord Chevrolet 1330 Concord Ave. Concord Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Crete Crush 12584 White Rock Road Rancho Cordova Recycle Free Drop-off Receive 10 cents per quart for motor oil - 5 gallon maximum of motor oil, $2 cash maximum.
D & H Enterprises 2689 Monument Blvd Concord Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Dallas Shanks & Son's 40 Sycamore Dr. Brentwood Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Davidson Garage (1620 Davidson Ave) 1620 Davidson Ave San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off Ask for 40 cents per gallon refund. There is a 5 gallon limit per visit. Drop-off is during business hours only.
Delta HHW Collection Facility 2550 Pittsburg-Antioch Hwy Antioch Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee
Diablo Auto Care 15 Beta Court San Ramon Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Discovery Bay Yacht Harbor 5901 Marina Road
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Discovery Bay Recycle Free Drop-off
Downtown Toyota of Oakland 4145 Broadway Oakland Recycle Free Drop-off
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring 2200 Wymore Way Antioch Recycle Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Dublin Mazda 6363 Scarlett Ct Dublin Recycle Free Drop-off

Curbside Service

Special Action Note
Alameda
Put used motor oil in a sealed 1 gallon screw-top container. Place them next to the blue recycling cart. Free oil jugs and filter bags may be requested from ACI.
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Albany
Set out up to 3 used motor oil jugs (call WM for jugs) and 3 used filters in a sealed plastic bag next to your recycling cart.
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Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Single-Family residents may place up to 3 1- gallon jugs per week next to the blue recycling cart. Used motor oil must be set out in a screw-top gallon container provided by ACI. Contact ACI at 510-483-1400 to request a Used Oil Recycling Kit. Acceptable motor fluids: used motor oil, transmission fluid, gear lube and other lubricant oils commonly used in cars and light trucks, crankcase fluid, differential fluid, hydraulic fluid and transmission fluid. Anti-freeze and brake fluid are not accepted. Acceptable motor fluids can be combined in the collection container provided with the Used Oil Recycling Kit (call ACI to order)
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Dublin
Each residential household may call and request up to two (2) used motor oil containers and a heavy duty zip lock bag for the recycling of up to two (2) used motor oil filters. On your regular collection day just place the container(s) at the curb and AVI will replace them with empties for your next use. Make sure the jug and/or bag is sealed properly and clearly visible from the street.
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Emeryville
Contact hauler for collection container. Place next to cart. Do not place inside cart. The Emeryville Marina has a used motor oil collection depot near the fuel dock that is free to the public.
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Fremont
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top. Hauler can provide container upon request
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Hayward
Call TriCED to request free used motor oil jugs and filter bags. Up to 2 jugs and 1 bag.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top.
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Livermore
Single Family Service - Place full sealed jug on the curb next to your Recycling cart on collection day. Ask hauler for sealable 1-gal jugs, can place up to 2 per week.
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Newark
Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top. Hauler can provide container upon request
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Oakland
Order free jug from CWS and then place next to carts on pick up day.
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Piedmont
Pleasanton
Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top. Hauler can provide.
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San Leandro
Put used motor oil in a sealed 1 gallon screw-top container. Place them next to the blue recycling cart. Free oil jugs and filter bags may be requested from ACI.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Single Family Service - Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top.
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Union City
Single Family & Parcelized Multifamily Dwellings: Next to carts. Place heavy duty jug with screw top.
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