Used Oil, Antifreeze, Filters & Automotive Containers
Interchange Recycling (formerly the BC Used Oil Management Association) is a not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of lubricating oil, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze and antifreeze containers in British Columbia.
We’re a collaboration of manufacturers and first sellers of all the previously mentioned products. Our goal is to provide British Columbians with an eco-friendly and cost-effective way to recycle these materials. Each year, approximately 50 million litres of oil and 3 million liters of antifreeze are collected and responsibly managed through our program.
At Interchange Recycling, we believe the only acceptable results of our work are better environmental and economic outcomes for everyone.
Products Accepted:
A full list of accepted products can be found at https://interchangerecycling.com/how-it-works/accepted-products/
All Oil Fluid and Oil Container (for container sizes of 50 litres or less).
The following Oil Products and their Containers are included in the Interchange Recycling program since they are not consumed in use and are available for collection and recycling.
- circulating oil
- compressor oil
- crankcase oil (petroleum or synthetic)
- electrical insulating oil
- engine oil
- gear oil
- hydraulic fluid
- marine engine oil for vessels operating domestically
- mineral heat transfer fluid
- natural gas compressor oil not consumed in use
- paper machine oil
- petroleum crankcase oil
- polyolester fluids
- power steering fluid
- refrigeration system oil
- re-refined oil
- synthetic crankcase oil
- transmission fluid
- turbine oil
- vegetable oil for lubrication (not cooking oil)
All Antifreeze and Antifreeze Containers (up to 50 litres in size)
Containers (up to 50 litres in size) from the following oil products, which are consumed in use, are included in the Interchange Recycling program:
- 2-cycle engine oil
- agricultural spray oil
- anti-seize lubricant
- chain oil
- conveyor lube
- dedusting oil
- drawing, stamping and shaping oil
- dripless lube
- emulsified oil
- food grade white mineral oil
- form release oil
- gasoline / 2-cycle engine oil mixes
- machine tool and slideway lubricant
- marine cylinder oil
- metal working oil
- natural gas compressor oil consumed in use
- pneumatic system oil
- process oil
- quenching oil
- rock drill oil
- rustproof oil
- saw guide oil
- silicone lubricant
- textile oil
- wiring pulling lubricant (petroleum or vegetable based)
The following Oil Filters are included in the Interchange Recycling program:
- spin-on or element style filter that is used in hydraulic, transmission or internal combustion engine applications including diesel fuel filter
- coolant filter
- diesel fuel filter used at retail & commercial pump islands
- household furnace fuel filter
- oil / air separator filter
- plastic / paper element style filter
- storage tank diesel fuel filter
- sump type automatic transmission filter
- The following Automotive Antifreeze Fluid and their Containers (50 litres or less) are included in the Interchange Recycling program
- ethylene glycol engine coolant
- propylene glycol engine coolant
For more information, visit interchangerecycling.com