Where to discharge the bilge oil and water mixture?

[Lucas Gan]

I finally have time to clean my bilge. Problem is that will generate a sizeable amount of oil and water mixture as one of my tank previously leaking. Where should I discharge those oil and water mixtures? Is there any collection point of something? Many thanks.

 

[Old Crusty]

There are no collection points for oily waste on the non tidal river and it's your responsibility to dispose of properly. Suggest you soak up the oil in rags or absorbent paper before cleaning the bilge, bag it and bin it at your local tip.

 

[oldgit]

You can buy as a kit or individual pads which will soak up oil and diesel but leave the water behind.
Absorbant pads can then be disposed of responsibly and bilge water pumped out.
Very handy to have in the bilge of any boat which leaks a bit of engine.gearbox oil.


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[Momac]

There are no collection points for oily waste on the non tidal river

That's terrible.
The marina where I keep my boat has tanks for disposal of oil and oily water and filters . I have seen such facilities elsewhere so I thought that was normal .
So how do you dispose of your waste oil when you change the engine oil etc?

 

[jct1981]

At Thames & Kennet Marina, where we keep Spectre, there's a waste oil & filter disposal bin

 

[Pump-Out]

So how do you dispose of your waste oil when you change the engine oil etc?

This is the Thames. One has a chap, don't y'know?

Serious hat on:
Engineers have commercial oil waste collection arranged, generally. Otherwise, as @Old Crusty says - local tips usually have waste oil disposal options.

 

[Portland Billy]

My Marina has tanks and bins for such waste.
I'd be surprised if most Marina's didn't offer similar.

 

[Chris_d]

Hobbs of Henley have an oil disposal tank but not sure its open for anybody to use, but I'm sure any marina/boatyard will have one if they work on boats. Ironically the Environment Agency often don't seem to care too much about the environment !
Although I do remember being given one of those giant tampons for the bilge at a lock about 10 years ago when they were presumably having a bit of a go at educating boaters, still got it in a locker somewhere but fortunately the engines are continent

 

[Lucas Gan]

Thanks. I'll order the absorbent pads now.

I learned that from internet even absorbed the oil on top, but the left over water still contaminated. It's toxic and no good for water creature. A bit worry! I do not want to dirty the river. So, I won't pump it out to the river. I think I can use a water pump discharge the water to sewage after the oil totally removed by the absorbent pads.

 

[Old Crusty]

That's terrible.
The marina where I keep my boat has tanks for disposal of oil and oily water and filters . I have seen such facilities elsewhere so I thought that was normal .
So how do you dispose of your waste oil when you change the engine oil etc?

I was referring to EA facilities which are none. Some marinas include such facilities for berth holders. Otherwise, you put it in a suitable container and take it to the local tip, leaving it with the other petro-chemicals, paints, etc.

 

[Old Crusty]

Hobbs of Henley have an oil disposal tank but not sure its open for anybody to use, but I'm sure any marina/boatyard will have one if they work on boats. Ironically the Environment Agency often don't seem to care too much about the environment !
Although I do remember being given one of those giant tampons for the bilge at a lock about 10 years ago when they were presumably having a bit of a go at educating boaters, still got it in a locker somewhere but fortunately the engines are continent

You'll be meaning the free bilge pigs the EA gave away about 9 years ago in a recyclable brown paper bag. I believe there is still a big box full in the store shed at Shepperton Navigation Office.

 

[miket]

Perhaps ask the liveaboards where they send their waste bilge deposits?

 

[Momac]

Perhaps ask the liveaboards where they send their waste bilge deposits?

Maybe they have boats that don't have oily bilges because the engines are never run?

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Big saucepan. Outdoor wood burning fire. Boil the water in the big saucepan leaving oil. Do some more. Eventually you get some oil which you can use to keep the fire going.

 

[miket]

Perhaps!!

 

[oldgit]

Local recycling centre has used oil disposal container , have put water contaminated oil in it before

 

[Actionmat]

I have a hole in the ground at the bottom of my garden for bilge water.

 

[Leighb]

I have a hole in the ground at the bottom of my garden for bilge water.

You need a licence from the EA or possibly DEFRA costing squillions of quids or risk an even larger fine for doing that. ?