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Used Cooking Oil vs Used Engine Oil in India: Different Laws, Different Buyers

Used cooking oil and used engine oil are both 'waste oil' in everyday speech and almost nothing alike in law. RUCO governs kitchen oil. CPCB used-oil EPR and hazardous-waste rules govern lubricants. BioTradX trades both as separate categories.

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UCO follows FSSAI RUCO. Used engine oil follows hazardous-waste and CPCB EPR rules. Never mix them. How BioTradX lists both.

Kitchen oil

TPC 25 percent, 50 litres/day records, authorised RUCO aggregator, biodiesel plants. Search: sell used cooking oil, RUCO, UCO collection.

Engine oil

Authorised recycler, no food-chain story, re-refining or authorised recovery. Search: sell used engine oil, CPCB recycler. Dealer example: Globe Toyota x BioTradX, see I Am Renew and ET Auto.

The mixing failure

One drum with both is unsellable to serious buyers and can contaminate a tanker. Hotels with a basement workshop make this mistake.

List correctly

Two listings. Two buyer pools. Two document packs.

Official sources

General information only, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with the issuing authority.

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