Kimberly-Clark Oil Dump
KIMBERLY-CLARK OIL DUMP
EVALUATION
DINOSAUR DISPOSAL
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH 3 TO 4 QUARTS of dead dinosaurs? After all, according to the best guesses of some geo-physicists, that’s basically what oil is: exqusitely refined dead dinosaurs.
So after you change your bike’s oil, how do you dispose of the remains? Pour it on the ground? Down a sewer? At best, that’s illegal, and at worst, an ecological disaster. The preferred solution is recycling, by giving the waste oil to your local gas station, so it can be picked up and re-refined. But not every station will take used oil, either because they can't be bothered, or because they don't want to be liable for whatever else might be mixed in with the oil. So what do you do with quarts of dead dinosaurs?
Put them in Kimberly-Clark’s Tough Cat Oil Dump, that’s what. Available at auto parts stores for about $1.50, the Oil Dump consists of a cardboard box, 1 1 inches by 83T inches by 414 inches, with a plastic
bag inside, filled with an absorbent cellulose material. And using it is as easy as unscrewing your bike’s drain plug. Just open the box and bag, fluff up the material and drain your bike’s oil into it. The cellulose absorbs the oil to keep it from spilling, and it will suck up about five quarts, making it
useful for two oil changes with some engines. Then use the included tie wrap to seal the bag, close the box and throw it out with your garbage. There’s even a pair of paper towels included to help you wipe up any spilled oil.
There is a catch, however. Although the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t currently recognize used oil as hazardous waste, some states—such as California—do. And while the Oil Dump still is legal to use in California, it might not be in your state. You should check with local authorities first.
But where its use is permitted, the Oil Dump makes short, clean work of a messy, unpleasant task. Admittedly, recycling is the best solution. When you can’t do that, though, Kimberly-Clark’s Tough Cat Oil Dump is the next best way to inter the remains of your next oil change, dinosaurs and all.
