| Re: Anyone using recycled oil? |
Subject: Re: Anyone using recycled oil? by bogus on 2012/5/28 0:29:56 A few random thoughts: 1. Diesel fuel costs. This one is really quite simple. We are at the bleeding edge of production capacity. It's that simple. We can't make anymore with our current refineries. And with more light vehicles coming with diesel, get ready for more spikes and more availability issues. I hope they can increase the capacity. 2. Plastic bags. Biggest environmental fuckup EVAR. I hate them. They waste plastic, they truly gum up the environment... they literally have a half-life. They are not biodegradable, they are found in the oceans, they can be dug up 10 years later and are still solid. All for what? A handle? Screw that. The sooner they are gone, the better off we will all be. Prior to WWII, women would go to market with reusable canvas sacks, and it worked. I am a firm believer in it now. Even if the company logo is on it, I still feel that the reusable bag is the best solution. We have several, one from IKEA and a couple from Sam's Club. These are strong SOB's - I can bring in 40 lbs of product in with one sack and not worry about it blowing out. I call that impressive. And yes, part of green shopping is marketing, it doesn't need to be, but it is. Get used to it, because in the 21st Century, EVERYTHING IS ABOUT MARKETING. 3. Used motor oil. Let's clarify something first, synthetic oil is simply conventional oil with the parrafin waxes removed. It's these waxes that separate out under extreme heat and then leave gooey deposits on everything. Mixing synthetic with conventional isn't as fatal is it sounds... just make sure the viscosities are the same. As for recycling oil, it might be simpler, but they still have to pay for the proper disposal of the slag left over. Did you know that thanks to modern science, they actually get more product from a barrel of oil? I think a barrel is 55 gallons, don't remember for sure, but they actually get 2 or three gallons worth of extra product out of it. I don't see that as being possible with used crude. Remember, all those additive packages must be removed and the various weights need to be filtered and sorted out. I can't believe that disposal of those icky things is cheap. |
