Motor Oil and Filters

Hazards

• Oil is toxic to fish and other animals and plants.
   
• One quart of oil can contaminate a million gallons of drinking water.
   
• Undrained oil filters can contain up to 12 ounces of motor oil.

Handling

• Collect oil in a clean container with screw cap, such as the original container or clean, labeled plastic jug. Do not mix oil with any other liquids. Cap container to keep out dirt and water.
   
• Do NOT dispose of used oil in the trash, on the ground, down the drain, down a sewer drain, or by burning it (except in permitted oil burners).
   
• Clean up spills with kitty litter, vermiculite or rags, place in a bag and dispose of at a Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event or Household Hazardous Waste Facility.
  
• Oil filters: Puncture domed part of the oil filter with a sharp tool. Drain filters on a rack while they are "hot" for 12 hours, capture the oil for recycling as described above.

Management Options

• Used Oil:
   
  • Return used oil for recycling to a service station. Service stations are required to accept used oil for recycling (up to 2 gallons per person per day) but may charge a fee for this service.
     
  • Take to a county household hazardous waste disposal event or household hazardous waste facility.
     
  • Take your used oil to a municipal collection center, if available.
     
  • Some service stations and repair garages that do not sell motor oil but burn the oil to heat their garage will take back used oil from residents.
     
  • Certain quick oil change chains, such as Valvoline, accept used oil.
    
• Used Oil Filters:
   
  • Do NOT dispose of an undrained oil filter in the trash. Follow above handling instructions for draining used oil filters.
     
  • Take used oil filters in a sealed bag or container to a municipal collection program in your community, if available. Many communities that collect used oil also collect used oil filters. A state contract for oil filter collection is available for municipalities and public sector agencies.
     
  • If no recycling program is available in your community, take to a county household hazardous waste disposal event or facility.

Generic Oil Collection Centers

• All Jiffy Lube stations will take up to 10 gallons at no charge. You must bring the used motor oil in closed containers, during business hours, and take the empty containers away with you.
   
• All Bridgestone and Firestone Tire and Service Centers will accept up to 2 gallons at no charge. You must bring the used motor oil in closed containers, during business hours, and take the empty containers away with you.
   
• Call Earth's 911 at 1-800-CLEANUP or visit their website at www.1800cleanup.org, for a list of used motor oil collection centers near your home. Earth's 911 is a public/private partnership for environmental protection.

Oil Collection Centers

The American Petroleum Institute's website, at www.recycleoil.org, helps you find collection centers.  provided below are the oil collection centers in Morris County listed by municipality.

• Town of Boonton
  Town Garage
  Plane Street DPW Garage
  Boonton, NJ 07005
  (973) 402-9460
   
• Boonton Service Center
  556 Myrtle Avenue
  Boonton, NJ 07005
  (973) 263-8700
   
• Boonton Township
  Recycling Depot
  155 Powerville Road
  Boonton, NJ 07005
  (973) 402-4024
   
• Gonzales Gulf
  6 Robert Street
  Butler, NJ 07405
   
• Pry Automotive
  50 Boonton Avenue
  Butler, NJ 07405
   
• Englewood Tire
  Route 23 South
  Butler, NJ 07405
   
• Shell Station
  Route 23 North
  Butler, NJ 07405
   
• Kayte's Ford
  Route 23 South
  Butler, NJ 07405
   
• Royal Pontiac
  Route 23 North
  Butler, NJ 07405
   
• Denville Township
  Dept. of Public Works
  140 Morris Avenue
  Denville, NJ 07834
  (973) 625-8334
   
• Denville Exxon
  30 West Main Street
  Denville, NJ 07834
  (973) 627-0728
  
• Denville Shell
  State Highway No. 53
  Denville, NJ 07834
  (973) 625-1407
   
• Denville Texaco
  270 U.S. Highway No. 46
  Denville, NJ 07834
  (973) 625-1577
   
• Broadway Gulf
  1st Avenue & Broadway
  Denville, NJ 07834
  (973) 627-9736
   
• Stanley's Sunoco
  U.S. Highway No. 46
  Denville, NJ 07834
  (973) 627-8798
    
• Town of Dover Recycling Center
  211 North Sussex St.
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 366-2203
   
• J.D. Automotive & Truck
  331 Richards Avenue
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 366-0799
   
• Freeway Tire & Auto
  32 West Clinton Street
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 366-7779
   
• C.D. Auto Repair, Inc.
  73 E. Blackwell St.
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 328-1088
   
• Denske Auto Center
  c/o K-Mart
  140 State Highway Route 10
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 361-5544
   
• So. Morris St. Service Center
  185 South Morris St.
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 328-9763
   
• East Hanover Twp.
  Environmental Center
  8 Melanie Lane
  East Hanover, NJ 07936
  (973) 428-3063
   
• T.J.’s Gulf Station
  Berkshire Valley Road
  Milton, NJ
   
• Kinnelon Recycling Depot
  118 Kinnelon Road
  Kinnelon, NJ 07405
  (973) 838-5401
   
• Lincoln Park D.P.W.
  East Main Street
  Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
  (973) 694-1035
   
• Lee’s Stirling Exxon
  5 Poplar Drive
  Stirling, NJ 07980
  (908) 647-2525
   
• Gillette Amoco
  664 Valley Road
  Gillette, NJ 07933
  (908) 647-6600
   
• Valley Automotive
  1312 Valley Road
  Stirling, NJ 07980
  (973) 647-1999
   
• Whitmore’s Auto Repair
  85A Division Avenue
  Millington, NJ 07946
  (908) 604-9001
   
• Stirling Service Center
  1250 Valley Road
  Stirling, NJ 07980
  (908) 647-2849
   
• Somerset Tire Service
  319 Main Street
  Madison, NJ 079450
  (973) 377-6161
   
• Mendham Twp. D.P.W.
  10 Baker Street
  Mendham, NJ 07945
   
• Mine Hill Twp. D.P.W.
  Mine Hill, NJ 07803
  (973) 366-0093
   
• Frank’s Service
  1799 Route 10 East
  Morris Plains, NJ 07950
  (973) 539-1833
   
• Morris Twp. D.P.W.
  Jane Way
  Morris Township, NJ 07961
  (973) 326-7398
   
• Morristown Texaco
  152 Morris St.
  Morristown, NJ 07960
  (973) 455-1372
   
• Morristown Exxon
  109 Morris Street
  Morristown, NJ 07960
  (973) 267-1111
   
• Milelli’s Auto
  175 Morris St.
  Morristown, NJ 07960
  (973) 538-0734
   
• Speedwell Auto
  159 Speedwell Avenue
  Morristown, NJ 07960
  (973) 538-2370
   
• Thrift Way Auto
  59 Sussex Avenue
  Morristown, NJ 07960
  (973) 267-1737
   
• Mt. Olive Twp. Recycling Center
  Wolfe Road
  Budd Lake, NJ 07828
  (973) 252-0064
   
• Mountain Lakes D.P.W.
  60 Pocono Road
  Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
  (973) 334-1577
   
• Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp. Recycling Depot
  1 Pumphouse Road
  Parsippany, NJ 07054
  (973) 263-7273
   
• Randolph D.P.W.
  Sussex & Morris Tpkes.
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 989-7050
   
• Curt’s Sunoco
  1275 Sussex Tpke.
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 895-5026
   
• Mt. Freedom Mobil
  1173 Sussex Tpke.
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 895-2237
   
• Randolph Amoco
  379 Quaker Church Road
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 361-2339
   
• Randolph Mobil
  514 Route 10
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 366-1655
   
• Randolph Texaco
  222 Dover-Chester Rd.
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 252-8904
   
• Rockey’s Sunoco
  736 Route 10
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 989-4290
   
• Sacks-Ironia Gulf
  386 Dover-Chester Road
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 584-5152
   
• Salem Street Mobil
  Salem Street
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 366-2312
   
• Woody’s Automotive
  1196 Sussex Tpke.
  Randolph, NJ 07869
  (973) 895-2886
   
• Malanga's Automotive
  39 Hamburg Turnpike
  Riverdale, NJ
  (973) 839-6710
   
• Riverdale Texaco
  79 Newark-Pompton Tpke.
  Riverdale, NJ 07457
   
• Rockaway Borough Mobil
  Hibernia Avenue
  Rockaway, NJ 07866
  (973) 625-3793
   
• Citgo
  262 W. Main Street
  Rockaway, NJ 07866
  (973) 627-8866
   
• Gulf
  West Main Street
  Rockaway, NJ 07866
  (973) 625-7252
   
• Rockaway Twp. STS
  416 Route 46E
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 366-2700
   
• Sears Automotive/Jiffy Lube
  Mt. Hope Avenue & Rte. 80
  Rockaway, NJ 07866
  (973) 989-9295
   
• Telemark Auto Repair
  462 Green Pond Rd.
  Rockaway, NJ 07866
  (973) 627-9899
   
• Norseman Automotive Repair
  171 Green Pond Road
  Rockaway, NJ 07866
  (973) 627-6640
   
• Strauss Discount Auto #6
  Route 46 West
  Ames Shopping Center
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 366-4120
   
• Townsquare Exxon
  Mt. Hope Avenue
  Dover, NJ 07801
  (973) 328-7755
   
• Roxbury Twp. Recycling Center
  North Dell Avenue
  Kenvil, NJ
  (973) 448-2053
   
• Washington Twp. Recycling Center
  54 Rock Road
  Long Valley, NJ 07853
  (908) 876-4369
   
• Long Valley Garage
  Rt. 24 & Fairview Avenue
  Long Valley, NJ 07853
  (908) 876-3730
   
• Fairmount Sunoco
  359 Fairmount Road
  Long Valley, NJ 07853
  (908) 876-9498
   
• Long Valley Mobil
  Route 24 & Old Farmers Road
  Long Valley, NJ 07853
  (908) 876-4642
   
• Clay's Garage
  W. Mill Road
  Long Valley, NJ 07853
  (908) 876-4367
   
• Valley Center Automotive
  4 E. Mill Road
  Long Valley, NJ 07853
  (908) 876-9628
   
• Herb's East Mill Garage
  36 E. Mill Road
  Long Valley, NJ 07853
  (908) 876-9600
   
• Wharton Recycling Center
  180 W. Central Avenue
  Wharton, NJ 07885
  (973) 361-8444
   
• Wharton Gulf Station/Frank's Foreign Car Repair
  Corner of S. Main & Hance
  Wharton, NJ 07885
  (973) 361-3288