Can mixed fuel drained from a misfuelled vehicle be recovered?
In brief
Drained fuel is usually mixed fuel and keeps recoverable value, especially once it has been bulked up. Petrol and diesel cannot simply be separated by settling, so mixed fuel is tested, dewatered and recovered by reprocessing: blended into industrial fuels or sent as refinery feedstock, where distillation separates it again. Call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.
The recovery route for waste mixed fuel
Petrol and diesel cannot simply be separated by settling, so mixed fuel is tested, dewatered and recovered by reprocessing: blended into industrial fuels or sent as refinery feedstock, where distillation separates it again.
Recovery and disposal codes
Recovery operations include R9 (re-refining or other reuse of oil) and R1 (use principally as a fuel); material that cannot be recovered goes to treatment (D9) or incineration (D10).
How City Fuel Services handles waste mixed fuel
We collect waste mixed fuel from cans and drums up to bulk tanks, across England, Wales and mainland Scotland, from our licensed site in Droylsden, Manchester. Terms, a rebate or a charge, are agreed before collection.
Terms used in this answer
- Rebate
- A payment from City Fuel Services to you for fuel that still has recoverable value, agreed after assessment and before collection.
- Environmental permit
- Permission from the regulator to run a site that stores, treats or receives waste, with conditions on how much and how.
| Situation | Drained from a misfuelled vehicle |
|---|---|
| Priority | Not urgent, but petrol mixtures are a fire risk in a workshop. |
| Fuel | Mixed fuel |
| Also called | mixed petrol and diesel, cross-contaminated fuel, petroleum distillates |
| Waste code | 13 07 03* (other fuels (including mixtures)) |
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Official guidance: GOV.UK: hazardous waste.