B6 - Wednesday, November 4, 1981 - North Shore News

about two-<out: of ‘three
stations contacted had
agreed to participate in the
program. ~.

Stations participating in
this program, sponsored by

comp
- alignments to S tactory specs

the Resource Recovery
Section of the ministry’s
Waste Management Branch,
display large, brightly
colored posters identifying
them as used oil recycle
depots.

People. who leave their
used oil with these~ depots
can be assured that the oil
will’- be recycled ‘and: : put

back into the system, rather |

than ‘being
dumped or
discarded in a manner
harmful to the environment,
said the minister.

carelessly

“The thing that most
people don’t realize is that
oil doesn’t wear out,” said
Rogers. “It gets dirty, of
course, and has to be
cleaned before it can be
reused, but the oil itself
doesn’t lose its lubricating

*

otherwise |

qualities. . With =the right

additives, recycled .‘oil is ”

indistingvishable. from new
oil, and can be used and
reused indefinitely.”

The minister said that
there were many good
reasons for encouraging the
recycling of used oil.

“Most importantly, from
our point of view, it reduces
environmental
When used, dirty oil is
dumped down storm sewers,
tossd over the back fence, or
put into the garbage, it can
sometimes find its way into
fresh water supplies. People
forget that storm sewers
often lead diréctly to the
nearest. stream or lake.
Heavy rains or groundwater
action canals transport oil
dumped onto the ground
into clean waterways, while
burning the untreated oil

NORTH SHORE,

complete front-end inspection

& repair service

Peter Brand

Home of “The Brake Doctor’ |

. pollution. |

pollutes the atmosphere.”
--Rogers said that recycling
used oil also saves energy,
since it requirés only about
half as much energy to

recycle used oil as to refine it -

directly from crude.

Finally, said the. minister,
recycling oil saves a
valuable, diminishing, and
irreplaceable resource.

“Every year in British
Columbia more than eight

Brakes, Alignment
and minor repairs |

BCAA appreved!.

RAKE 985- 8705.

vena

rth Vancouver

| million gallons of used oil ~

are discarded. This. oil, if

_recycled, could be used over

and over again, reducing our
need to locate and develop
new sources of petroleum.”

‘Rogers said the recycle
program is now being ex-
panded to the interior of the
province, and he expects it
to be in effect on a province-
wide basis before long.

For further information,

Resource . Recovery Section
Ministry of Environment,
810 Blanshard Street,
Victoria, B.C. (387-1 161).

Complete
automotive
repairs

from tune-up
to total rebuild.

: S25 00]
1 off

| your
‘insurance
Geductible.

Jaguar, MG, and Triumph owners:
ignition special $7795

points, condenser and rotor kit

British & Continental Motors
4455 Pemberton, North Van
Phone. Frank O85-5216 of, 985-1 833

Honda... general maintenance
Honda . . . . . . major overhauls:
Honda cee wees oes tune-up:

Gas and Diesel

Service garage featuring ;
factory tramed mechanics."
Guaranteed high Quality work.”

1123 West 14th Street
North Vancouver

985-4840

Honda. . . tube & safety checks

_ Repairs to Domestic & imports ae
Peter Kristensen.
Honda Specialist

ce Saris

‘akaahi ot.
da’tactory
erbenefit 4 le gin

Ks 5 al fll Jo

rattle

The more you look,

es the more you like
For tast. professional repairs or seryice.

on your automotive or marine cooling

system. come direct to the cooling
system specialists.

DRIVE IN SERVICE

Just off Pemberton. drive around back
Mon - Fri 8 OO 5.30: Sat 8:00-3:30 >

NOR EST me ordlon IMPORT AUTOS L1D.
RADIA TORS . : ua aa : EE 1 10th & Alma, Vancouver 733-8105

1175 West 14th St. NV. 994-0374

si saaer aioe
iiiiaamainke ‘
a vy

HONDA _—984-0337. 897-1011
ALL STAR SERVICE Otter good until Nov. 27.
Buy your snow tires now! White stock lasts! |

All work done by Factory Trained mechaes,

Aeyhiteti es
‘i
be! We

ae
ct a