Used oil filters that have been properly drained of used oil through gravity hot-draining methods such as puncturing, crushing, dismantling, or equivalent methods are excluded from regulation as hazardous wastes. The presentation provides an overview of the federal regulation that excludes used oil filters from hazardous waste regulation if they have been properly drained to remove used oil using approved hot-draining methods. It also notes some additional considerations regarding terne-plated filters and state requirements.

1. EXCLUSIONS FROM
REGULATION AS
HAZARDOUS WASTE
One presentation in a series that briefly explains
the Federal exclusions from full regulation for
certain materials under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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This presentation: 40 CFR 261.4(b)(13):
Used Oil Filters

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3. 40 CFR 261.4(b)
• Paragraph „b‟ of section 261.4 identifies 17 solid
wastes excluded from regulation as a hazardous
waste.
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Solid
Waste
Hazardous
Waste

4. Used Oil Filters
“In order to promote the recycling and recovery
of metals and other products from used oil filters,
EPA exempted used oil filters that have been
properly drained to remove the used oil.”
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2011 RCRA Orientation Manual

5. “The following solid wastes are not hazardous
wastes for the purpose of this part…”
• Oil filters that are:
• Used
• Not terne plated.
• Not mixed with listed
hazardous waste.
• F-codes
• K-codes
• P- & U-codes
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And…

6. Have been gravity hot-drained using
one of the following methods:
1. Puncturing the filter
anti-drain back valve
or the filter dome
end & hot-draining.
• Puncturing can be with
any tool that will allow
air to evacuate the
remaining oil from the
filter.
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www.OilFilterDrainSystems.com

7. Have been gravity hot-drained using
one of the following methods:
2. Hot-draining &
crushing.
• Filter is crushed by a
mechanical, pneuma
tic, or hydraulic
device to squeeze
out the used oil &
compact the
remaining filter
material.
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8. Have been gravity hot-drained using
one of the following methods:
3. Dismantling & hot-
draining.
• Filter is separated into
its different parts using
a mechanical device.
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9. Have been gravity hot-drained using
one of the following methods:
4. Any other equivalent
hot-draining
method that will
remove used oil.
• e.g. Air pressure
forces used oil out of
the filter.
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10. More to Consider (1)…
• What are terne-plated oil filters?
• An alloy of tin & lead.
• Uncommon in most highway vehicles since „92.
• More common in heavy equipment.
• Coated with an alloy of lead & tin.
• Toxic hazardous waste for lead (D008).
• If recycled as scrap metal, they are exempt
from most of the hazardous waste regulations.
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11. More to Consider (2)…
• “Hot draining” means
draining oil close to or
at engine temperature.
• Check with your State
as it may not recognize
this Federal exclusion
or have more strict
requirements.
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12. 40 CFR 261.4(b)(13) Verbatim:
(b)Solid wastes which are not hazardous wastes. The
following solid wastes are not hazardous wastes:
…
• (13) Non-terne plated used oil filters that are not
mixed with wastes listed in subpart D of this part if
these oil filters have been gravity hot-drained using
one of the following methods:
• (i) Puncturing the filter anti-drain back valve or the
filter dome end and hot-draining;
• (ii) Hot-draining and crushing;
• (iii) Dismantling and hot-draining; or
• (iv) Any other equivalent hot-draining method that will
remove used oil.
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