Ways the Department of Defense Can Improve Oil Recycling

Abstract

Federal agencies with large automotive fleets are not achieving maximum recovery of about18 million gallons of used lubricating oil each year, and some disposal practices damage the environment. It would be helpful to designate one Federal agency to provide leadership in managing used oil. Meanwhile, he Department of Defense--the largest oil user--could take several actions to improve oil recycling by the military services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1977
Accession Number
AD1166842

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy Conservation
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fuel Oils
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hygiene
  • Law
  • Lubricants
  • Lubricating Oils
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Water Pollution

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).