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> Important guidelines when bringing your products to a Collection Facility.

Please bring your products during opening hours and hand them directly to an employee. For oil and antifreeze, use the original container with the cap tightly closed. Maximum drop-off: 20 litres. If you have a larger quantity, please contact us to arrange a pickup. Thank you.

  • OilsOils
  • FiltersFilters
  • Antifreeze (glycol)Antifreeze (glycol)
  • Aerosol containersAerosol containers
  • Plastic containers (oil, antigel/glycol, DEF)Plastic containers (oil, antigel/glycol, DEF)

ACCEPTED PRODUCTS

Mechanical maintenance oils and their containers

  • Base oil (petroleum or synthetic)
  • Brake fluid
  • Circulating oil
  • Compressor oil
  • Compressor oil for natural gas not consumed during use
  • Dielectric transformer oil
  • Engine oil
  • Gear oil
  • Hydraulic fluid
  • Lubricating vegetable oil
  • Machine oil for paper production
  • Mineral heat transfer oil
  • Natural gas compressor oil (not consumed)
  • Oil for boat engines used for domestic operation
  • Oil for refrigeration systems
  • Oil for vacuum pumps
  • Paper machine oil
  • Polyolester-based fluid
  • Re-refined oil
  • Servo steering fluid
  • Transmission fluid
  • Turbine oil
  • Vacuum pump oil

Vehicle antifreeze and their containers

  • Ethylene glycol engine coolant
  • Propylene glycol engine coolant

Empty oil, aerosol, and antifreeze containers

  • Agricultural spray oil
  • Anti-rust oil
  • Anti-seize lubricant
  • Chain oil
  • Demolding oil
  • Dust control oil
  • Emulsified oil
  • Food-grade white mineral oil
  • Forming, stamping, or drawing oil
  • High tack oil
  • Hydraulic system oil
  • Lubricant for cable pulling (petroleum or plant-based)
  • Lubricant for conveyors
  • Lubricant for guide bars
  • Lubricant for machine tool slides
  • Metalworking oil (soluble and non-soluble)
  • Natural gas compressor oil (consumed during use)
  • Oil for 2-stroke engines
  • Oil for 2-stroke engines (mixed with gasoline)
  • Oil for diesel marine engine cylinders
  • Oil for pneumatic systems
  • Paper machine oil
  • Process oil
  • Silicone-based lubricant
  • Textile oil
  • Thread-cutting or pneumatic tool oil
  • Trigger spray brake cleaner
  • Trigger spray lubricant (oil-based, not silicone-based)

Filters

  • Air/oil separator filters
  • Antifreeze filters
  • Diesel filters used at commercial and retail fuel islands
  • Filters made of light plastic and paper
  • Fuel and diesel filters used in internal combustion engines, hydraulic systems and transmissions, including hybrid diesel-gas filters
  • Locomotive filters
  • Oil tank storage filters
  • Oil-fired heating system filters
  • Transmission filters (tank type)

REFUSED PRODUCTS

Visit the website Ça va où ? to find out where to dispose of these items.

Other types of aerosol

Propane tanks

Cooking oils

Gasoline or diesel

Windshield washer fluid

Rags or soiled materials

  • 3-in-1 oil
  • Additives for oil
  • Aerosol degreasers or cleaners
  • Aerosol grease
  • Aerosol paint
  • Anti-rust grease
  • Anti-rust urethane wax
  • Aromatic synthetic heat transfer fluid
  • Aviation de-icing fluids and antifreeze
  • Base oil, including re-refined base oil
  • Cooking oil
  • Diesel treatment
  • Ethylene glycol heat transfer fluid
  • Fire-resistant hydraulic fluid
  • Fire-resistant hydraulic fluid (glycol-based)
  • Fire-resistant hydraulic fluid (phosphate ester-based)
  • Fluid for windshield washers
  • Fluids for engine or equipment flushing
  • Fuel filters
  • Furnace oil / heating oil
  • Gun oil
  • Hydraulic jack or platform oil
  • Kerosene
  • Lock de-icer
  • Machine oil for sewing machines
  • Penetrating oil
  • Plumbing antifreeze
  • Polyglycol synthetic compressor oil
  • Propylene glycol heat transfer fluid
  • Red dye for hydraulic fluid
  • Rustproofing sprays
  • Silicone heat transfer fluid
  • Solvents or cleaners in aerosol
  • Washer fluid
  • Winter gas line antifreeze
  • Wrong type of air filters

Collection Facilities

Collection facilities are establishments registered with SOGHU to receive eligible used products free of charge from small generators. These collection facilities include mechanical workshops, automotive dealerships, and many municipalities. SOGHU has built a network of more than 1,143 collection facilities across Quebec.

For larger generators of used oil materials, registered collectors can visit your facility, farm, or business to pick up the materials and deliver them to a registered processor for proper recovery and recycling.

Register as a collection facility for your community

You’re a repair shop, a dealership, or a municipality.
By becoming a Collection Facilities, you provide a useful service to your community and help keep the environment clean.

Join the network of Collection Facilities across Quebec by completing the registration form.

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