Used oil - Rhode Island

Rhode Island state requirements regarding used oil management include some regulatory information beyond the federal requirements. A summary of the additional requirements includes the following:

• The following uses or activities are prohibited:
  • The mixing of hazardous wastes with used oil, except as provided for in 1.16.1(A)(3) of this Part;
  • The use of any used oil for road oiling or dust suppression;
  • Burning off-specification used oil as defined in 1.16.3 of this Part, unless the used oil is generated on-site or at a used oil aggregations point also under the control of the generator and burned in used oil burning equipment with a capacity of equal to or less than 500,000 Btu per hour;
  • Burning used oil for firefighter training;
  • Management of used oil in anything other than containers or tanks;
  • Any disposal of used oil to the land or waters of the State;
  • The disposal of used oil into a subsurface discharge system or Underground Injection Control system (UIC); and
  • Shipment of used oil to a facility that has not notified the Department of its used oil activity and/or obtained the appropriate Letter of Authorization or Permit, unless the used oil is being managed as a hazardous waste in accordance with the requirements of 1.7 and 1.8.
• Used oil transporters must obtain a permit following the requirements at 1.16.7.
• Used oil processors and re-refining facilities must obtain a permit following the requirements at 1.16.8.