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Section VI.M. Guidance by source category: Annex C, Part III Source Categories Waste oil refineries Coordinated by Ms. Heidelore Fiedler (United Nations Environment Programme) 04 May 2004 Note to reviewers: This is really an information document and no conclusions are drawn, neither are recommendations for best available techniques/best environmental practices given.? The reason is that I have not found PCDD/PCDF information for the different processes.? In addition, I do not feel to be in a position to make a general judgment on preferences on any of the three management options: reuse/regeneration, cracking, and combustion. ? Bottom line:? I look for outside input to shape the document. Thanks. Heidi Fiedler Information Document onWaste Oil Refineries Introduction Used oil is exactly what its name implies: any petroleum-based or synthetic oil that has been used. During normal use, impurities such as dirt, metal scrapings, water or chemicals, can get mixed in with the oil, so that in time, the oil no longer performs well. Eventually, this used oil must be replaced with virgin or re-refined oil to do the job correctly. Waste oils may originate from two large sources: industrial waste oils and vegetable waste oils. Among the industrial waste oils, three main oil streams can be identified: industrial oil (hydraulic oil, engine lubricant, cutting oil, etc.); garage/workshop oil, and transformer oil. The second big waste oil stream, the vegetable oils, mainly are from outlets such as restaurants, canteens, etc.; it is a relatively small source. This should be dealt with through specialist contractors, who will normally pay for sufficiently large collections, of the order of 80 liters or more. However, improper management of vegetable oil, which has been contaminated with industrial waste oil caused the Belgium chicken crisis in 1998. Since that, more attention has been paid to separate industrial and vegetable oil streams and some countries have establ