Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner

Used Oil Collection & Recycling Grant Program Requirements (Aug. 2012)

Used Oil Grants are funded under the Used Oil Collection Act of 1993. The Act establishes a used oil collection fund ($.02 per quart fee levied at the wholesale level on sales of oil in packaged form) to be used in part to establish used oil collection centers.

This is a competitive grant with an offering of $16,300 per site. The grant offering assists local governments in improving and expanding used oil infrastructure for the collection of used oil from Do-It-Yourselfers. Collection centers approved for grant funding will exceed state regulatory standards for this type facility. Detailed information regarding minimum site requirements is available in the Used Oil Collection & Recycling Grant Program Requirements.

Eligible equipment for this grant include: collection tank with spill pan, impermeable pad, used oil heater, canopy for collection tank, and absorbent material.

This grant is provided under:

T.C.A. § 68-211-1005 (2) The department may award grants, subsidies and/or loans to municipalities, counties and counties having a metropolitan form of government to establish and operate used oil collection centers at publicly owned facilities or other suitable public or private locations; and provide technical assistance to persons who organize such programs.

(3) The department may award grants or subsidies to local governments to purchase equipment which burns used oil as fuel. In awarding such grants or subsidies, priority shall be given to local governments who establish used oil collection centers.

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