BP: You Spilled It, You Killed It, You're Billed It

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BP: You Spilled It, You Killed It, You're Billed It
By Sherry Mann
May 17, 2010 at 08:27:48

EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response launched the "You Dump It, You Drink It" campaign to promote the proper management of used motor oil by "do-it-yourself' consumers who change their own oil. According to the EPA, Americans who change their own oil throw away 120 million gallons of recoverable motor oil by dumping it on the ground, pouring it down storm drains, or putting it in trash cans. The penalty for anyone caught dumping used oil in Kentucky for example, may be fined up to $1,000.

The following is the text of these EPA posters aimed at service stations. Those suggestions in bold should be faxed to BP headquarters stat...especially number three.


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1) Take steps to prevent spills. Keep machinery, equipment, containers and tanks in good working condition and be careful when transferring used motor oil.

2) Have clean-up materials, such as rags, booms or sand, readily available.

3) Stop the oil from flowing at the source. If a leak from a container or tank cannot be stopped, put the oil in another holding container.