Used oil - Vermont

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

• Before a marketer directs the first shipment of off-specification used oil to a burner, the marketer must obtain a one-time written and signed notice from the burner certifying that: (A) The burner has notified EPA stating the location and general description of used oil management activities; and (B) The burner will burn the off-specification used oil only in an industrial furnace or boiler identified in 40 CFR 279.61(a).
• The following uses or activities are prohibited:
  • The mixing of hazardous wastes with used oil, with the exception that used oil may be mixed with waste that is hazardous solely because it exhibits the characteristic of ignitability (e.g., ignitable-only mineral spirits), provided that the resultant mixture does not exhibit the characteristic of ignitability;
  • The use of any used oil for road oiling or dust suppression;
  • Burning off-specification used oil in small fuel burning equipment;
  • Burning used oil for firefighter training;
  • Burning used oil for energy recovery in any food product processing unless approved by the Secretary in writing;
  • The sale or use of vaporizing used-oil burning equipment;
  • Management of used oil in anything other than containers or tanks as specified under 7-806 unless the units are subject to regulation under subchapter 5 of the used oil regulations;
  • The knowing disposal of used oil in a solid waste landfill; and
  • The release of hazardous material (including used oil) into the surface or groundwater, or onto the land of the state.