Call 800.988.7977
Find your state Careers Customer Portal login
Request a pickup

Used oil collection and recycling in 28 states

We pick up used oil, filters, antifreeze, and oily water from more than 35,000 businesses, then re-refine the oil into new base oil at our plant in Peachtree City, Ga.

Request a pickup Call 800.988.7977

We reply the same business day. No account needed to ask.

UES tanker trailers lined up at the re-refinery in Peachtree City, Georgia
35,000+customers served
400+collection & transport trucks
90M+gallons collected a year
28states with active routes
What we collect

Nine collection services, with a focus on customer service

Most customers have us collect several of these items on the same visit. If you are not sure which one applies to what is sitting in your shop, give us a call and we'll help you pinpoint what service is needed.

Used Oil Pickup

Scheduled or on-call collection of used motor and industrial oil, from a single tank to a multi-site account.

Used oil pickup

Used Filter Collection

We take your used oil filters and leave you an empty container for the next batch.

Filter collection

Oily Wastewater

Non-hazardous petroleum-contaminated water, pumped and hauled by our own drivers.

Oily wastewater

Hazardous & Special Waste

Cradle-to-grave handling of regulated and hazardous waste: on-site assessment, waste profiles and manifests, transport and disposal. Kept separate from the used oil we re-refine.

Hazardous waste

Vacuum Services

Vacuum trucks and trained operators for backed-up pits, sumps and slow-moving systems.

Vacuum services

Spent Absorbents

We supply new absorbents and collect the used ones on your regular route.

Absorbent collection

Parts Washer Service

Solvent and aqueous units, manual or automatic, serviced on-call or on a set schedule.

Parts washers

Fluorescent Bulbs

Fluorescent tube recycling handled as part of your normal pickup, not a separate errand.

Bulb collection

Spent Antifreeze

Spent antifreeze collected with your used oil, on the same visit.

Antifreeze collection

Not sure what category your waste falls into? Describe it to us and we will tell you whether we can take it.

Ask about your site
How pickup works

Four steps, start to finish

Here is exactly what happens, from your first call to the receipt in your inbox.

STEP 1

Tell us what you have

Call or send the form. We need your location, what you want collected, and roughly how much.

STEP 2

We put you on a route

We reply with an ETA and book the first date a driver is in your area. If it's urgent, tell us. Next-day pickup is often possible.

STEP 3

Our driver pumps and hauls

Our own driver, in our own truck. Drivers, trucks, trailers, insurance and training are all UES. Nothing you have to handle or store.

STEP 4

You get the receipt

Your driver records the pickup on the spot. A receipt is emailed to you at the time of service and a copy is stored so you can pull up a past pickup at any time.

Documentation & compliance

If an inspector asks where your oil went, you can show them

Generating used oil makes you responsible for it until it is properly recycled. We handle the paperwork side of that, on every pickup, without you having to ask.

  • A receipt at every pickup, emailed at the time of service, with a digital copy stored so you can pull it up any time
  • Your full service history in the customer portal, with the transporter EPA ID number, quantity, date and time
  • Safety Data Sheets and Certificates of Insurance, available in the portal
  • A $20M blanket insurance policy protecting your oil while it's on our truck
  • Member of Enfinite, the Industrial Liquid Recycling Association, and ILMA, the Independent Lubricants Manufacturers Association
Our environmental program
50-85%less energy than making base oil from crude
1re-refinery, in Peachtree City, Ga.
Our re-refinery

We re-refine what we collect

The oil our trucks pick up goes to our re-refinery in Peachtree City, Ga. Most of it is processed back into base oil for new lubricants. Oil that is not suitable for re-refining is used as fuel oil for industrial plants. UES is part of Avista Oil.

Contaminants that would be released if used oil were simply burned are captured instead and recycled into an asphalt compound.

Inside the re-refinery
Where we collect

Find your state

We run collection routes in 28 states. Open your state for local coverage, service details and the number to call.

The 28 states where UES runs collection routes Alabama, 5 facilities Arkansas, collection routes Arizona, 1 facility Delaware, collection routes Florida, 5 facilities Georgia, 5 facilities Iowa, collection routes Illinois, 1 facility Indiana, 3 facilities Kansas, collection routes Kentucky, 2 facilities Louisiana, 3 facilities Maryland, 2 facilities Michigan, collection routes Missouri, 1 facility Mississippi, 1 facility North Carolina, 2 facilities New Jersey, collection routes New York, collection routes Ohio, 1 facility Oklahoma, 2 facilities Pennsylvania, collection routes South Carolina, 2 facilities Tennessee, 6 facilities Texas, 8 facilities Virginia, 1 facility Wisconsin, collection routes West Virginia, 1 facility AL AR AZ DE FL GA IA IL IN KS KY LA MD MI MO MS NC NJ NY OH OK PA SC TN TX VA WI WV Bay Minette, AL Bay Minette, ALCollection Facility Gadsden, AL Gadsden, ALCollection Facility Montgomery, AL Montgomery, ALCollection Facility Sylacauga, AL Sylacauga, ALProcessing Facility Trussville, AL Trussville, ALProcessing Facility Casa Grande, AZ Casa Grande, AZCollection Facility Ocala, FL Ocala, FLCollection Facility Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, FLCollection Facility Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers, FLCollection Facility Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville, FLCollection Facility Sanford, FL Sanford, FLCollection Facility Gainesville, GA Gainesville, GACollection Facility Warner Robins, GA Warner Robins, GACollection Facility Bainbridge, GA Bainbridge, GACollection Facility Tyrone, GA Tyrone, GACollection Facility Fairmont City, IL Fairmont City, ILCollection Facility Boonville, IN Boonville, INCollection Facility Portage, IN Portage, INProcessing Facility Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, INCollection Facility Florence, KY Florence, KYProcessing Facility Paducah, KY Paducah, KYCollection Facility Breaux Bridge, LA Breaux Bridge, LACollection Facility Shreveport, LA Shreveport, LACollection Facility Jackson, LA Jackson, LAProcessing Facility Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MDProcessing Facility Elkton, MD Elkton, MDCollection Facility Jackson, MS Jackson, MSCollection Facility Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MOCollection Facility Browns Summit, NC Browns Summit, NCCollection Facility Wilson, NC Wilson, NCCollection Facility Cleveland, OH Cleveland, OHCollection Facility El Reno, OK El Reno, OKCollection Facility Sand Springs, OK Sand Springs, OKCollection Facility St. George, SC St. George, SCProcessing Facility Spartanburg, SC Spartanburg, SCCollection Facility Cleveland, TN Cleveland, TNCollection Facility Kingston, TN Kingston, TNCollection Facility Knoxville, TN Knoxville, TNProcessing Facility Memphis, TN Memphis, TNProcessing Facility Murfreesboro, TN Murfreesboro, TNProcessing Facility Morristown, TN Morristown, TNCollection Facility Cresson, TX Cresson, TXProcessing Facility Houston, TX Houston, TXCollection Facility Lubbock, TX Lubbock, TXCollection Facility Robstown, TX Robstown, TXProcessing Facility Seguin, TX Seguin, TXCollection Facility Tyler, TX Tyler, TXCollection Facility Waco, TX Waco, TXCollection Facility San Marcos, TX San Marcos, TXCollection Facility Ashland, VA Ashland, VACollection Facility Nitro, WV Nitro, WVCollection Facility Peachtree City, GA Peachtree City, GAHeadquarters & Re-Refinery
State with Routes Collection Facility Processing Facility Headquarters & Re-Refinery
Alabama Arizona Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin All service areas
What customers say

Most of our accounts stay for years

These are unedited comments from customers on our routes.

"I have been dealing with my driver for 15–20 years, and I am always very pleased with the service."

Fort Benning, GA

"My driver came when I was extremely busy, so he came back on Saturday. It was even his day off. I really appreciated that."

Hattiesburg, MS

"We have the nicest and best delivery and pick-up guys out of all the vendors."

Montgomery, AL
Environmental, health & safety

The program behind the trucks

We run an Environmental, Health and Safety Management program built on driver and employee training, near-miss and incident investigation, and recurring internal facility audits. It covers federal, state, and local requirements in every state we operate in.

Read the full program
Storage tanks and safety walkways at a UES facility
Get started

Get a pickup scheduled

Tell us where you are and what you have. We'll reply the same business day with what happens next.

  • No account or contract needed to ask
  • A person replies the same business day
  • Existing customer? Use the Customer Portal instead

Prefer to talk to someone:

800.988.7977
What do you need handled?

Protected by Cloudflare Turnstile. We use your details to answer your request. We do not sell them.