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By recycling your used motor oil and filters every time they’re changed, you help keep our local environment clean and healthy, and provide a source of oil that helps conserve our natural resources. Recycling is the safest way to dispose of used motor oil and filters. It is illegal to dump it into a storm drain or put it in your trash.
There are two ways Long Beach residents can recycle used motor oil and filters:
Request a pick-up of your oil/filters, and place NEXT to your purple recycling cart
Drop used oil/filters off at a local, certified used oil collection center
How to Request a Pick-up
As part of the Residential Recycling Program, your recycling is picked up each week from your purple recycling cart. You can request that your used motor oil and filters be picked up on your next recycling collection day.
Call (800) RECYCL2, or use the online form at right, to request free containers and filter bags or to schedule a used motor oil/filter pickup.
Motor oil and filters will be collected only after you have requested a pickup. Your request must be received before 4:00 p.m. the workday before your recycling collection day. Requests made after that time will be scheduled for your collection day a week later.
On your scheduled used oil collection day, place motor oil and filters two feet away from your recycling cart (not inside the cart).
Used motor oil and filters MUST be in the special containers for collection.
Do not leave used motor oil or filters out unless you have requested a pickup.
How to Drop Off at a Collection Center
Used motor oil recycling centers
Place used motor oil or filter into any sealed container and take it to one of the conveniently located certified collection centers listed below. You'll receive 16 cents for each gallon of motor oil you recycle at these centers.
