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Used Oil Recycling

Boat Green & #KeepSolanoClean

Don't let leaky oil leave the bilge.

Did you know that 1 gallon of motor oil can ruin 1 million gallons of drinking water? It is important for boaters to carry out clean, safe boating practices to help protect Solano County's water, wildlife, and recreation. You can make this happen simply by installing a clean, new oil absorbent or bilge pad in your boat's bilge compartment at the start of every boating season.

Oil absorbents are designed to absorb oil and repel water, and can be returned for oil recycling curbside, at a local Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility, or at a bilge pad exchange station at Lake Berryessa or Sandy Beach Park in Rio Vista.

Receive a free oil absorbent with your FREE 2023 Boater Kit. 

Check back later to complete the boater kit request form or visit our Boater Outreach interns on summer weekends at Lake Berryessa, Sandy Beach Park or Delta Marina in Rio Vista, Suisun City Marina or Boat Launch, and the Vallejo Marina. Email us at  to learn more.


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Certified Collection Centers

Certified Collection Centers

Recycle used motor oil, oil filters, and oil absorbents at a Certified Used Oil Collection Center. 

Carefully drain used oil from a motor and/or oil filter into a clean container and take it to a Certified Used Oil Collection Center, a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility, or have it collected curbside by your local waste management service*. Oil absorbents such as bilge pads can be placed in a sealed plastic bag and collected curbside*, dropped off at a bilge pad exchange station, or delivered at a HHW facility.

Certified Collection Centers displaying this official logo will pay recyclers a 40-cent-per-gallon recycling incentive (up to 5 gallons per visit).

Visit our Certified Collection Centers of Solano County map below to find a Certified Collection Center or bilge pad exchange station nearest you.

* Curbside pickup varies by city. Please check with your city or visit recycle.solanocounty.com

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Solano County's used oil program is a locally funded initiative supported by Solano County Water Agency, Solano County and the cities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield,
Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, and Vallejo, Napa County, California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways, California Coastal Commission,
and the CalRecycle Used Oil Payment Program. The program is managed and implemented by the Solano Resource Conservation District.

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Solano Resource Conservation District

1170 N Lincoln, Ste. 110
Dixon, CA 95620

Phone: (707) 678-1655 x 101

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