ITec Recycling Services Expands Program

ITec Recycling Services, a division of ITec Environmental Group, Inc. recently expanded its motor oil bottle recycling program in California to include Pep Boys.

Through the California Integrated Waste Management Opportunity Grant Program, San Joaquin County purchased a granulator from ITecRS and placed it in a Pep Boys store in Stockton. The granulator will be used to grind all motor oil bottles used by the retail chain in their daily oil change activities. Pep Boys Stores in California are currently Certified Collection Centers for Do-it-Yourselfers to drop off used motor oil and filters.

San Joaquin County's Solid Waste & Recycling Division is planning on expanding the recycling program to other locations this spring.

The granulator was designed for retail stores and costs $5,300.

It is funded through an Opportunity Grant received by San Joaquin County from the State of California.

ITecRS also receives $125 to provide collection and transportation for each drum of granulated motor oil bottles.

"We are very excited with the way San Joaquin County has incorporated Pep Boys into their motor oil bottle recycling program. We will begin processing the collected oil contaminated plastic at our Oakdale, Calif., plant, with processing scheduled to begin by March 1st 2003. We currently have collection programs in four additional areas of California and are working at adding collection locations, said Gary DeLaurentiis, president of ITEC.