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§6901a Congressional Findings: Used Oil Recycling

Title 42 › CHAPTER 82 — SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6901a

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Title 42, §6901a

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The Congress finds and declares that—

(1)used oil is a valuable source of increasingly scarce energy and materials;

(2)technology exists to re-refine, reprocess, reclaim, and otherwise recycle used oil;

(3)used oil constitutes a threat to public health and the environment when reused or disposed of improperly; and

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980, and not as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 6901a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102