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Where to dispose of motor oil & antifreeze

Used motor oil and oil filters from do-it-yourself oil changes. 1,664 certified drop-offs in Southern California take it free, plus 44 hazardous-waste facilities for contaminated oil.

Certified used-oil collection centers

1664 auto parts stores, repair shops and dealers certified by CalRecycle to take used motor oil from the public at no charge. Most accept up to 5 gallons per visit. Contaminated oil (mixed with water, antifreeze or solvents) goes to a hazardous-waste facility instead. Locations are approximate to the ZIP code.

Full lists by county: Riverside County (230) · San Bernardino County (202) · Orange County (272) · Los Angeles County (655) · San Diego County (305)

Hazardous-waste facilities (contaminated oil, antifreeze)

Riverside County

San Bernardino County

Orange County

Los Angeles County

San Diego County

Motor oil & antifreeze disposal by city

Good to know

California certifies thousands of used-oil collection centers, including many auto parts stores, which accept uncontaminated used motor oil from the public at no charge.

Household hazardous waste facilities also accept used oil, and are the right place for oil that has been contaminated with water, antifreeze or other fluids.

Transport oil in a sealed, leak-proof container; most centers limit the amount accepted per visit.

Antifreeze is toxic and is accepted at household hazardous waste facilities. Many used-oil collection centers also take it, but not all.

Keep antifreeze separate from used oil; mixed fluids may be refused at oil-only centers.

Other ways

Don't bother

These do not take motor oil & antifreeze: American Waste Transfer Station, South Gate Transfer Station, City of Santa Monica Transfer Facility, Scholl Canyon Landfill, Azusa Land Reclamation Co. Landfill, Burbank Landfill Site No. 3, Compton Recycling & Transfer Station, Lancaster Landfill and Recycling Center, Calabasas Landfill, City Of Inglewood Transfer Station, Culver City Transfer/Recycling Station, Downey Area Recycling & Transfer, Salt Lake Transfer Station, Paramount Resource Recycling Facility, East Los Angeles Recycling And Transfer, Southern Cal. Disposal Co. Recycling & Transfer Station, Waste Management South Gate Transfer, Waste Resources Recovery, City Terrace Recycling and Waste Transfer Station, Athens Services, Grand Central Recycling and Transfer Station, Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility, City of Lancaster Main. Yard. MVTS, Burbank Landfill No.3 - Organic Waste Transfer Facility, Construction and Demolition Recycling, Rent-A-Bin CDI Debris Processing Facility, Allan Company Material Recovery Facility, EDCO Recycling and Transfer, American Industrial Services, Inc., Azusa Transfer and MRF, Pomona Valley Transfer Station, City of Glendale MRF and Transfer Station, Athens Irwindale MRF & Transfer Station, Universal Waste Systems, Inc. Material Recovery Facility & Transfer Station, Greencycle, Lakeland Rd. Direct Transfer Facility, Burbank Recycle Center, Sunshine Canyon Landfill, Antelope Valley Public Landfill, Savage Canyon Landfill, Bel-Art Waste Transfer Station, Carson Transfer Station & MRF, Falcon Refuse Center, Crown Recycling Services, Central LA Recycling & Transfer Station (CLARTS), Mission Road Recycling & Transfer Station, Looney Bins./East Valley Diversion, Looney Bins/Downtown Diversion, California Waste Services (CWS), CWS DTLA Material Recovery Facility and Transfer Station, Bradley East Processing/Transfer Station, American Reclamation CDI Processing Facility, Potential Industries, Active Recycling MRF and Transfer Station, Angeles C&D Recycling Inc., MRF and Transfer Station, 365 Disposal and Recycling Inc (Tuxford), America's Recycling Company MRF and Transfer Station, L.A. Dump, Max Scrap Metal and Recycling, Americas Recycling Company (ARC3-Transfer Station), First Stop Recycling, Athens Sun Valley Mat. Rec. & Transfer Station, Cordova Construction Services, Express Disposal, Inc., American Reclamation Transfer and Processing Facility, Ecodiamond Disposal & Recycling, SoCal Waste Recycling, Inc., Express Disposal, Inc, Tiger Tail Materials, Americas Recycling Company (ARC3-CDI), Sheldon Materials, Americas Recycling Company (ARC4-Transfer Station), Americas Recycling Company (ARC4-CDI), North Hills Transfer/Processing, Inc., Renova Materials Recovery Facility Inc., Innovative Waste Control, Stanton Recycling and Transfer Facility, Prima Deshecha Landfill, Olinda Alpha Landfill, Rainbow Transfer/Recycling Company, Inc., CVT Regional Material Recovery and Transfer Station, Sunset Envir Inc Transfer Station/Resource Rec Fac, Frank R. Bowerman Landfill, City Of Newport Beach Transfer Station, Waste Management Of Orange, Madison Materials, Inc., CR&R South County MRF, Tierra Verde Industries EcoCentre, Stanton C&D Recycling Facility, Badlands Landfill, Lamb Canyon Landfill, Oasis Sanitary Landfill, Desert Center Sanitary Landfill, Blythe Sanitary Landfill, El Sobrante Landfill, Idyllwild Transfer Station, Moreno Valley Solid Waste R & T Facility, Perris Transfer Station and MRF, Coachella Valley Transfer Station, Robert A Nelson Transfer Station & MRF, Anza Collection Station, Edom Hill Transfer Station, SA Recycling, California Street Landfill, Victorville Sanitary Landfill, Barstow Sanitary Landfill, Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill, Landers Sanitary Landfill, San Timoteo Sanitary Landfill, Heaps Peak Transfer Station, Camp Rock Transfer Station, Advance Disposal Center for the Environm, West Valley Materials Recovery Facility, Victor Valley MRF & Transfer Station, Newberry Springs Med. Vol. T/P Facility, Baker Medium Volume Transfer Processing, Trails End (Morongo Valley) Transfer St., Sheep Creek Transfer Station, Twentynine Palms Transfer Station, Trona-Argus Transfer Station, Inland Regional MRF & Transfer Station, Big Bear Transfer Station, East Valley Recycling & Transfer, Big Bear Disposal, Incorporated, Yucca Valley Transfer Station, Borrego Landfill, Otay Landfill, Miramar Landfill, Sycamore Landfill, EDCO Recovery and Transfer, San Onofre Landfill, Escondido Resource Recovery, EDCO Station, Fallbrook Recycling and Transfer, Ramona MRF And Transfer Station, Universal Refuse Removal Recycling & T.S, Amswede Recycling CDI Processing, EDCO CDI Recycling, SANCO Resource Recovery, EDCO Recycling, Otay CDI MVPF, Otay Organics Station, Allan Company MRF & Transfer Station, Palomar Transfer Station, Inc.