Republic Services signs up for oil recycling program

Phoenix-based national waste and recycling firm Republic Services Inc. has joined a new engine lubricants recycling program called MoreCircular, which is organized by lubricants producer Castrol Ltd.

Republic Services, which operates a fleet of 17,000 trucks in North America, is the first company to join the MoreCircular program.

MoreCircular provides for the collection of used oil and the supply of calls lower-carbon-footprint lubricants to business customers. MoreCircular was developed in a partnership between Castrol, which is based in Wayne, New Jersey, and Safety-Kleen, a subsidiary of Massachusetts-based Clean Harbors.

“The use of Castrol MoreCircular products is aligned with our strong commitment to operating sustainably,” says Ralph Sauceda, Republic Services’ vice president of fleet management. “These lubricants will enable us to operate our fleet with extended drain intervals while helping reduce our carbon footprint.”

Under the new agreement, Republic will source Castrol products marketed as lower-carbon-footprint engine oils and hydraulic fluids for its fleet while also directing its used oil for collection to Safety-Kleen.

The used oil will be rerefined to remove impurities and to recover the base oil. According to Castrol, the rerefined base oil will be combined with additives to create blended MoreCircular lubricants.

“Replacing traditional engine oils and hydraulic fluids with the Castrol MoreCircular range will support Republic Services’ commitment to lower carbon emissions from [its] operations," Castrol Americas CEO Andreas Osbar says. "By partnering with customers like Republic Services, we have achieved a first important milestone to create a more circular lubricants economy in the United States.”