Ever wondered what happens to your old oil filter after an oil change? Most likely it ends up in the dump or the closest landfill. That changes now. At Pit Stop, recycling the oil we drain from your car isn't enough on its own. A used filter has no place in the trash either; even after being crushed, it still holds 3-4 oz. of oil - and we consider that unacceptable. So we found a way to put a stop to that waste.

1. First we cut open each filter, separate out all the components, and let them drain on a rack for several hours. The drained oil is collected and recycled with the rest of our oil.

2. We put the filter cores and the outer metal casings in separate buckets, and wash them with a non-toxic detergent. Inside the washer, a slowly turning wheel picks up the oil from the surface of the waste water, and drains it into a container. This oil gets recycled too.

3. The filter cores are dried and sent out for use as an industrial fuel. The metal casings are crushed here at Pit Stop, then sent out for recycling.

Don't pollute soil and ground water by throwing used oil filters in the trash. When you get your oil changed at Pit Stop U.S.A., your used oil and oil filters get recycled or reclaimed.