Legislation Updates
Waste oil collected in the UK can normally be recovered via one of three technical processes:
- Re-refining back to a base oil. This material would normally be deemed to have been taken out of the waste stream and can be traded as a product. This is the preferred recovery option under the Waste Oil Directive and the latest review of the Waste Framework Directive.
- Recovery as a recycled fuel oil (RFO). A substitute for residual fuel oils, still classed as hazardous waste and can only be used in WID compliant or exempt installations.
- Recovery as a processed fuel oil (PFO). A substitute for residual fuel oil which can be sold as it if were a product fuel oil provided it is compliant with the current interim position specification. This process will be updated upon approval of the Draft Quality Protocol which is currently undergoing a consultation process. For more information click here.
