Caring for our Environment
What happens to your vehicle waste?
Environment Agency policy stated that people producing waste are responsible for its proper disposal. Your vehicle's servicing waste must therefore be handled professionally to prevent polution.
AP Autocentre uses the Waste Carepoint scheme as the most suitable for managing vehicle servicing waste products. The scheme utilizes waste recycling or re-use as the first choice disposal option.
Waste Oil , once treated, is used as fuel in the manufacture of steel and in other high energy manufacturing operations. All plants burn oil derived fuel are subject to Environment Agency authorisation.
Petrol and diesel wastes are blended into waste derived fuels and are used in cement kilns for the manufacture of cement.
Brake fluid is blended into a product used for striping paint from jigs in industrial manufacturing. Any excess can be blended into cement kiln fuel.
Antifreeze is treated prior to disposal. There is currently no economic recovery operation for this waste. Research continues.
Oil filters are processed to extract the oil and separate the metal. The oil is used and the metal is smelted for re-use.
Batteries are processed to extract the lead which is a valuable source of a scarce commodity.
Tyres are quite rightly, not allowed in landfill sites and are an environmental problem. Some are retreaded but most have to be granulated and used for play areas, equestrian centres etc. Excess is used as fuel in cement kilns.
Degreasing solvents are continuously recovered and recycled for reuse.
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14th April 2011
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