How Do You Dispose Of Lamp Oil

Recently a few people have asked earth911 what to do with one of those recycling mysteries.

How do you dispose of lamp oil.

Some lamp oils have coloring and or scent added. Do not use paint thinner or toxic solvents to clean oil lamps. Candle oil is toxic when ingested but harmless when burned. And cindy yes it will cause harm.

If necessary make an appointment for them to pick up your kerosene or for you to drop it off. And if you think you can just dump it on the ground think twice. Well i have a ton of lamp oil and no lamps. I bought a new oil lamp from wal mart but the globe doesn t fit right and i only noticed after i filled the lamp with oil.

It s oil that s why they call it lamp oil and if your in doubt call dep and ask what the fines are for dumping it on the ground. Call you local disposal companies. Lamp oil is kerosene and it won t harm the furnace. Lamp oil may be kerosene paraffin or a vegetable oil such as corn oil or olive oil.

First ask them if they accept kerosene. What is acceptable from the recycling standpoint. Because candle oil. I want to dispose of it but every idea i come up with seems really bad.

Waxy deposits on the inside glass can dull its appearance and get soaked up into the wick making it burn unevenly or with too much smoke and soot. Some containers are made explicitly for storing lamp oil and you should only store in this kind of container. I don t intend on getting lamps either. These oils are flammable liquids and the bottles will help in shielding the.

The oil has been used to light lamps and candles since the 1800s and is still used in the modern world for those purposes as well as to power space heaters and portable stoves. In order to do the disposal the first thing you need to do is to store it properly. If they do ask if you ll need to drop your kerosene off or if they ll come pick it up from you house. The lamp is ruined and will also go into the trash.

Although you re not likely to find many places that recycle kerosene here s a few tips on how to properly dispose of it. Candle oil is more commonly called kerosene or paraffin oil. You know those little oil lamps. They work but disposal fumes and flammability of these solvents isn t worth the risk.

By fancy61 from northern dayton area oh. No matter what lamp oil is made of spill clean up is the same. Ask them if there is a disposal fee.