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?J £ 0^ ! Waste Oil O^jr Recycling Your marina or yacht club is part of the effort to make our harbors clean again. You can help by making your group's used oil recycling program work. rfsssme 1992 RAYMONDL. FLYNN. MAYOR CITYOFBOSTON [ LORRAINEM. DOWNEY*" THEENVIRONMENTDEPARTMENT^ I PrintedonRecycledPaper Problem Solution FellowBoatingEnthusiast, HOialrpboolrluatnidonopurresdernitnskiangsewraitoeursrtehsreeravtesto.bOoitlhdtuhemped WUsheydwoiolrirsyaapobloluuttaunsteadndoicla?n Yourmarinaoryachtclubhasestablishedawaste into theHarborcausesseriousdamagetobirds,fish Hazardous beveryharmfultothe oilmanagementsystemforyouruseandneedsyour andotheroceanlife. Italsopollutesthesediments "s Waste u environmentandtothewildlife cooperation. blaenldofiwlltshewhweatreer.itcOainlplleaacchedinitnodgurmopusntdewrasteenrdsupin ihnartmhfeuhla,rtbhoerr.eBareecaluaswesiwthiisch Thisiswhatyouneedtodo: dthreinakmiongunstupopflioeisl.yoAusuaseboaantdersyoomueaorfetfhaemdiilfifaircuwltiitehs Whatisusedoil? Usreedguolialtiesiotisldisposal. con•taImfiynoatuiconh.anOgielycoonutraionwinngoeilv,ekneesmpailtlfraemeofurnotms involvedinproperdisposal. thatmustbedisposedofin a Used ofgasoline,antifreeze,paintthinner,water,orother mannerthatisnotharmfultothe substancesisconsideredcontaminated. These Youryachtclub ormarina isparticipatinginan environment. Thiscanbemotoroil Oil substancesinterferewiththereprocessingor efforttorecycletheoilusedby itsmembers. from yourboat,yourcar,oryourmotorcycle. It re-refiningprocessandareveryexpensiveto Overthepastseveralyearswehaveseengreat containspollutantsandmustbetreatedsothatitwill remove. stridesmadetocleantheBostonHarborandto n©othaIrm thfeenvironmentorpollutetheharbor. • Givetheoil tothe person inchargeofyour pwriloltencottowuorrdkrailnoknien.gwWaetearllsunpepeldietso.dTohoeusrepeafrfotrttso youpouryouroildownhousehold clubormarina. Heorshewillpourthe keeptheHarborcleanandtopreserveourdrinking orstreetdrains, iteventuallyfindsits uncontaminatedoil intothebarrelprovidedforwaste watersupplies. wayintotheharborortoawastewater oilorwilltellyou whereitis. treatmentplant. Itcan takeaslittleas • Pleasecarrytheoilinasealedscrew-top cYroiutircaelffionrtcsretoatpirnogpearcllyemanaenrahgaeryboourraunsdeidnosiulrianrge p5l0anpta.rtOsnpeerqmuialrltioofnooifloiinlftiovfeotuhloauswaansdtegwaaltleonrstorfeawtamteenrt con•taPilneera.sedisposeofyourcarandmotorcycleoil safetfjdhlcfrgwaterforfutv&generations. cisolelneoctugehvetnoscmaaulsleapmrooublnetmss.ofIotili.swWohrethntohielegfofeorstitnoto Ipfroypoeurrlyoilalisso,acactipdaernttiaclilpyatcinogntgaamsisntaattieodns.(by tOhneehpairnbtoorfoiitlccaaunsepsrosedruicoeuaseslnivcikroofnomneentaaclredoanmatghee. gsausbosltiannec,e)a,ntdiofrNeeOzeT,ppaoiuntrtihtiinnntero,ywoautrerm,aorrinanao'tsheorr surfaceofthewater. Theoil thendispersesthrough the yachtclub'scollection barrel. Instead,tellyour watercolumn,pollutingthewaterand sedimentsbelow. clubormarinaoperatorthattheoiliscontaminated. Planktonandalgae(naturalfoodsourcesforfish)are Contaminatedoilwillmakealloftheoilinthe killedon contactwithoil. Thefishthateatthese foods barreluselessforrecyclingandwillmakethe concentratetheoilintheirownbodiesaswellas problemofdisposingofitworse. Evenonequartof accumulateitfromdirectcontactwith theoil. Shellfish contaminatedoil canruinawholebarrel. Instead, alsoabsorbtheoilintotheirbodies. Thiscontamination calltheEnvironmentDepartmentat725-3850 for makesthe seafoodunfitforhumanconsumption, disposalsuggestions. threateningconsumersaswellasthelivelihoodsofour • Ifyoudonotchangeyourownoil,besure fishermen. Oilpollutionalsointerfereswiththenormal yourmechanicisinsuredanddisposesofyouroil properly. bodyprocessesofwildlife. Forexample,birdfeathers q losetheirinsulatingpropertieswhencoveredwithoil. O Let's all act together before Ifyouputyouroilindumpsters,itendsupin landfills it's too late for theharbor! orincinerators. Theoilinlandfillsleachesdown into groundwater,pollutingourdrinkingwatersupplies. Each quartofoilthatleachesdown intothegroundwaterruins RWhEaAtDcaTnHIwSeBdoRtOoCsHavUeRtEhe!harbor? 250,000gallonsofwater. Oilmixedwithotherwastesand putinan incineratorcancauseairpollutionproblems. Checklist: 1. Keep your oil separate from other fluids and waste. 2. Takeyour oil to the IV, club or marina operator. ^^ 3. Ifyour oil is ^^ contaminated somehow, tell the club ormarinaoperator so that your oil won't ruin the entire barrel ofrecyclable oil. ™V™ 4. Try to dispose ofyour | I used car and i^ ^ motorcycle oil at fell fI ^t^ participating gas stations. The environment belongs to everyone. Let's make the harbor a better place to beby cleaning up afterourselves. The first step has been taken by your marina or yacht club. Thesecond step must be taken by you. This brochure was published by the EnvironmentDepartment in the City ofBoston. Itis intended as a guide to help boatowners and operators recycle waste oil that will otherwise end up fouling the harborandruining the environment. The programs suggested have been in use at other marinas and yachtclubs foryears, and they do work. We all need to work togetherto make the harbora cleaner place to boat, fish, and swim. Ifyou have any questions orwould like furtherinformation, please call theEnvironmentDepartment during working hours at 725-3850.