Used Oil Recycling Program

Signage for Certified Collection Centers

The following are examples of signs available (in English and Spanish unless otherwise noted) free to certified collection centers. (Select an image to see a larger version and use your browser's "back" button to return to this page.)

Required Certified Collection Center Identification Signs

CalRecycle-approved signage is required at all certified centers. Public Resources Sec. 48660 (b) (4) states "...Certified centers shall post a combined symbolic and informational exterior sign of at least two feet by three feet in size, or shall post an exterior symbolic sign of at least two feet by 18 inches in size. If the exterior symbolic sign is posted, the combined symbolic and informational sign shall be concurrently posted so that it is easily readable from the location where the used oil is received from the public..."

These signs are available only from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). To obtain these signs, please download and complete the used oil sign request form (MS Word, 574 KB) and e-mail the form to UsedOilCCC@calrecycle.ca.gov.

18"x24" Combo Oil Drop & Filter Sign Symbolic
Language: English, Spanish
Materials (English): Styrene (Thin or Thick), or Static Cling
              (Spanish): Thick Styrene only

 

18"x24" Symbolic Sign
Language: English and Spanish
Materials (English): Aluminum, Styrene (Thin plastic only) or Static Cling
              (Spanish): Thick Styrene or Static Cling

 

 

24"x36" Informational and Symbolic Sign
Language: English only
Materials: Aluminum or Styrene

 

Stop! It's ILLEGAL to Abandon Used Oil Signs

 

These signs can be posted in the window(s) of the facility and/or by an outdoor used oil tank to let customers know that it is illegal to leave used oil outside the facility at any time.
18"x24" Stop! It's Illegal to Abandon Used Oil...
Language: English, Spanish and Mandarin
Material: Aluminum

 

Optional: Stop (Oil Contaminants) Signs

 

This sign specifies the contaminants of used oil, and can be posted by the collection tank or where the oil is taken from the customer.
9"x11" Stop!...Remember Used Oil Cannot be Mixed With...
Language: English and Spanish
Material: Laminated Paper

 

Recycle Oil Filter Here Signs

 

These signs can be posted in the window(s) of the facility to let customers know that the facility accepts used oil filters from public.
11"x15" Recycle Used Oil Filters Here
Language: English and Spanish
Materials: Aluminum

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