Page 18 RAIN February/March 1976 RECOVERING WASTE. OIL Each year, approximately 1.1 billio,n gallons of waste oil is generated from automotive and industrial sources. Although possessing a high energy value and capable ,of being rerefined into good lubricating oil, as much of 50 percent of all waste oil is disposed of in environmentally hazardolils ways. To correct this abuse, a growing number of citizen groups as well as public officials are develoI?ing waste oil re·covery projects in - their communities. • Perhaps the earliest such program was Return Oil and Re- _ refine, founded in 1973 bx four members of a local chapter of the American Association of University Women. ROAR sue-. cessfully convinced the Sunnyvale (California) City Council to designate fourteen local service ·stations,,four fire stations, and a municipal recycling center as the initial collection points. Next, with the aid of the service station operators, arrangements were made with a nearby rerefinery to pick up the waste crankcase oil. The station owners receive 5<t per gallon from the rerefiner in exchange for the use of their storage tanks. For further information or to rent ROAR'·s slide show or to purchase its st~dy ($1.50, includes a list of references), write to the Sunnyvale-Cupertino Branch of AAUW, 971 •Ticonderoga Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Att_n: Mary Anna Eklund (408-245-4565). ' A second waste oil recovery program of note is Recycle, Inc., a new non-profit organization gearing up in Chittenden County, Vermont. Recycle, Inc. came into ?eing following the purchase of ten 16,Q00 gallon lubricating oil tanks from the Mobil Oil Company for $1.00 by the state's Agency of Environmental Conservation. At this time, Recycle has completed the analysis of questionnaires sent to schools, gas sta:- tions, auto supply stores and other facilities likely to have waste oil; the questionnaire was to determine the quantities of the fuel that could be expected. ·Shortly, th_e organization will contract with a rerefiner and begin a broad publicity campaign to educate local citizens about the energy and environmental benefits of a waste oil recovery program. . For further information, contact John Malter, AEC, Department of Water Resources, Water Quality Division, Mont- .pelier, VT 05602. , With the prodding of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Continental Oil Company has implemented a. model rerefining program in the state. The company designated its 26 FasGas retail gasoline sta,tions in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area as "Used Oil Recycle Stations." Then_, with the aid of local community groups, CONOCO distribut~d more than 65,000 leaflets announcing the recycling program. The used ,oil has been 'comihg in at the rate of about 1,000 gallons per week; of that, 60 percent can be rei'·efined into good crankcase oil, while 3;nother 20 percent is sold to in,<lustry as fuel oil. , Further details can be obtained from Gerald Brown, c/o CONOCO; P.O. Box 1242, MinneapoFs, Minnesota 55440 (612-544-6611). I Other key sources of information on how to establish a comrrn~nity waste oil recovery program include: • John Reindl is working to develop a state-wide rerefining program in Wisconsin; he has prepared a book on the subject. ' Reindl can be reached at the University of Wisconsin-Extensi.on, 1815 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706 (608-262- • 0020). •, The CounGil on the Environment of New York City is about to release a study analyzing the potential for a waste oil recovery program in the city. Coordinating that work is Barry Samuel, CENYC, 51 Chambers St., Rm. 228, New York, NY 10007 (212-566-0990). • The Federal Energy Administration has issued a 14-page "Waste Oil Fact Sheet" and hopes to issue some time in the spring a "Waste Oil Recycling Kit." Contact Robert Marlay, Industrial Analysis Office, Washington, DC 20461. • Miscellaneous other information can be obtained from the Association of Petrol~um Rerefiners. Its headquarters are located at 1730 Pennsylvania Ave'., NW, Rm. 1150, Washington, DC 20006,.202-785-0500, Duane Ekedahl. -(Reprinted from Peop?e and Energy, an excellent newsletter on , energy put out by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1779 Church St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036. $7.50/yr. for'individuals, $5 for ,persons with low i,ncotnes and' $15 for institutions.) , ' ) A Barefoot Doctor's Manual, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, Publication No. (NIH) 75-695, $9.75 from: , soon. It contains 960 pag~s of solid, useful information :-understanding the human body, hygiene, diagnosis, therapy, birth control, acupuncture, first aid, treatmerit of common diseases, and 410 pages on Chinese medicinal herbs.·Tech;- niques cover a wide range of traditional Chinese medical practices as well as usual Western medicine. U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402 This translation of the 1970 Chinese Barefoot Doctor's Manual is an excellent accomplishment to which any U.S. programs to develop local self-reliant health assistance and self-care will be compared. ~rinted in limited num~er, so order An herbal co~traceptive: Decoction prepared from tender-sprouts of Pinus massoniana, 9 stalks (each about 5 inches (ts'un) long) and roots of white stipa (1 liang) to be taken once after conclusion of menstrual period, for 5 months in succession. Effective for 3 ,years.
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