NH Town Receives Grant to Boost Oil Recycling

Late last month the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Commissioner Michael Nolin announced that the DES Used Oil Program has reimbursed the Town of Hampton $2,500 in grant funds for improvements made to their used oil collection center. Funds were used to purchase a 500 gallon double-walled collection tank and two oil spill response kits.

Funds were also used to pay for the servicing of Hampton’s used oil burner. “Many people who change their own motor oil are uncertain about how to properly dispose of their used oil. If used oil is poured down the drain, dumped onto the ground, or disposed with the trash, it can cause adverse impacts to our state’s surface and groundwater. When the used oil is collected for recycling, it is changed from an environmental hazard into a useful resource,” said Nolin

“The Town’s transfer station facilities allow for both safe disposal and recycling of hundreds of gallons of oil annually,” said James Barrington, Hampton’s Town Manager. “Grant funding was used to offset some of the operation and maintenance costs of our Do-It-Yourself Used Oil Collection program.”

Through the DES Used Oil Grant Program, a maximum of $2,500 per year in grant funds are available to political subdivisions and to some private entities to establish, improve, or promote used oil collection centers. Municipalities may also apply funds toward the off-site transportation and recycling of the used oil. Municipalities that share a center may combine their awards for a total not to exceed $5,000 for improvements toward their used oil collection program.