Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§6901a Congressional Findings: Used Oil Recycling
Title 42 › CHAPTER 82 — SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 6901a
Summary
Congress says used oil must be recycled safely to save energy and protect people’s health and the environment. Technology exists to recycle it, and it can harm people and nature if thrown away wrongly.
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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
that, therefore, it is in the national interest to recycle used oil in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and the environment and which conserves energy and materials.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110