Used Oil Disposal – Contract with a Certified Waste Disposal Company

Obligations as a business dealing with motor oils

If you:

• Perform oil changes for customers (workshop, car service, scooter repair)

• Sell oil to end consumers

• Store oil quantities or handle hazardous substances

Legal obligations:

• Provide return option for used oil (Altölrücknahme)

• Sign contract with licensed disposal company

Disposal contract must include:

• Oil type (e.g., engine oil, gear oil)

• Expected monthly/annual quantity (e.g., 200 liters/year)

• Disposal frequency (monthly, quarterly)

• Collection containers (who provides/maintains)

• Legal proof (Entsorgungsnachweis § 50 KrWG)

• Service price (0.15–0.50 €/liter + VAT)

Approved disposers in Germany:

• REMONDIS (nationwide)

• Brenn-O-Mat (oil specialists)

• Veolia Umweltservice (nationwide)

• EKO-PUNKT (if selling oils)

• Local licensed traders (often cheaper/faster)

Search portal: entsorgergemeinschaft.de

Penalties for non-compliance:

• Illegal disposal → up to €50,000

• No disposal contract → up to €10,000

• No return option for customers → violation of VerpackG/AltölV