Used oil collection and recycling in 28 states
We pick up used oil, filters, antifreeze, and oily water from more than 35,000 businesses, then re-refine the oil into new base oil at our plant in Peachtree City, Ga.
We reply the same business day. No account needed to ask.
Nine collection services, with a focus on customer service
Most customers have us collect several of these items on the same visit. If you are not sure which one applies to what is sitting in your shop, give us a call and we'll help you pinpoint what service is needed.
Used Oil Pickup
Scheduled or on-call collection of used motor and industrial oil, from a single tank to a multi-site account.
Used oil pickupUsed Filter Collection
We take your used oil filters and leave you an empty container for the next batch.
Filter collectionOily Wastewater
Non-hazardous petroleum-contaminated water, pumped and hauled by our own drivers.
Oily wastewaterHazardous & Special Waste
Cradle-to-grave handling of regulated and hazardous waste: on-site assessment, waste profiles and manifests, transport and disposal. Kept separate from the used oil we re-refine.
Hazardous wasteVacuum Services
Vacuum trucks and trained operators for backed-up pits, sumps and slow-moving systems.
Vacuum servicesSpent Absorbents
We supply new absorbents and collect the used ones on your regular route.
Absorbent collectionParts Washer Service
Solvent and aqueous units, manual or automatic, serviced on-call or on a set schedule.
Parts washersFluorescent Bulbs
Fluorescent tube recycling handled as part of your normal pickup, not a separate errand.
Bulb collectionSpent Antifreeze
Spent antifreeze collected with your used oil, on the same visit.
Antifreeze collectionNot sure what category your waste falls into? Describe it to us and we will tell you whether we can take it.
Ask about your siteFour steps, start to finish
Here is exactly what happens, from your first call to the receipt in your inbox.
Tell us what you have
Call or send the form. We need your location, what you want collected, and roughly how much.
We put you on a route
We reply with an ETA and book the first date a driver is in your area. If it's urgent, tell us. Next-day pickup is often possible.
Our driver pumps and hauls
Our own driver, in our own truck. Drivers, trucks, trailers, insurance and training are all UES. Nothing you have to handle or store.
You get the receipt
Your driver records the pickup on the spot. A receipt is emailed to you at the time of service and a copy is stored so you can pull up a past pickup at any time.
If an inspector asks where your oil went, you can show them
Generating used oil makes you responsible for it until it is properly recycled. We handle the paperwork side of that, on every pickup, without you having to ask.
- A receipt at every pickup, emailed at the time of service, with a digital copy stored so you can pull it up any time
- Your full service history in the customer portal, with the transporter EPA ID number, quantity, date and time
- Safety Data Sheets and Certificates of Insurance, available in the portal
- A $20M blanket insurance policy protecting your oil while it's on our truck
- Member of Enfinite, the Industrial Liquid Recycling Association, and ILMA, the Independent Lubricants Manufacturers Association
We re-refine what we collect
The oil our trucks pick up goes to our re-refinery in Peachtree City, Ga. Most of it is processed back into base oil for new lubricants. Oil that is not suitable for re-refining is used as fuel oil for industrial plants. UES is part of Avista Oil.
Contaminants that would be released if used oil were simply burned are captured instead and recycled into an asphalt compound.
Inside the re-refineryFind your state
We run collection routes in 28 states. Open your state for local coverage, service details and the number to call.
Most of our accounts stay for years
These are unedited comments from customers on our routes.
"I have been dealing with my driver for 15–20 years, and I am always very pleased with the service."
"My driver came when I was extremely busy, so he came back on Saturday. It was even his day off. I really appreciated that."
"We have the nicest and best delivery and pick-up guys out of all the vendors."
The program behind the trucks
We run an Environmental, Health and Safety Management program built on driver and employee training, near-miss and incident investigation, and recurring internal facility audits. It covers federal, state, and local requirements in every state we operate in.
Read the full program
Get a pickup scheduled
Tell us where you are and what you have. We'll reply the same business day with what happens next.
- No account or contract needed to ask
- A person replies the same business day
- Existing customer? Use the Customer Portal instead
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