Governing Law and Regulations
Used Oil Recycling: Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) 324.16701 to 324.16705
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Download NowUsed oil management rules: Michigan Administrative Code (MAC) r. 299.11003(1)(x) and MAC r. 299.9809 to 299.9816
Definitions of used oil terms: MAC r. 299.9109
Status as a liquid industrial waste:
Definition of liquid industrial waste: MCL 324.12101(n)
Exemption: MCL 324.12102a(b)
Management of liquid industrial waste: MCL 324.12101 to 324.12117
Management of liquid industrial waste: MCL 324.12113(1)
Mixtures of used oil and hazardous waste: MAC r. 299.9809
Storage: MAC r. 299.9812(5), MAC r. 299.9813(5), and MAC r. 299.9814(6)
Disposal prohibitions: MCL 324.16704
Regulatory Agency
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Resource Management Division Hazardous Waste Section Hazardous and Liquid Industrial Waste Management Program
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See national section for basic information and federal regulations.
Comparison: State vs. Federal
• Rules. Michigan has adopted by reference the federal used oil management standards. The federal management standards cover all segments of the used oil recycling system and apply to generators, transporters, marketers, processors, and burners of used oil. Michigan has added several more stringent provisions in connection with the storage and mixing of used oil and hazardous wastes and is explicit as to disposal prohibitions and penalties.
Michigan has also enacted used oil recycling laws that establish disposal prohibitions and penalties. In addition, the state classifies used oil that is to be recycled (and that is not hazardous waste) as a liquid industrial waste when it is accumulated, stored, or treated. Consequently, used ...