What happens to water-contaminated mixed fuel after collection?
In brief
At a permitted facility the water layer is separated and treated as contaminated water, and the fuel is filtered and recovered. 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.
Paperwork for mixed fuel contaminated with water
It moves on a consignment note (special waste in Scotland) from you to the carrier to the permitted facility, and each keeps a copy.
What water in mixed fuel does to value
Water reduces the value of a load roughly in proportion to how much there is. A little water barely changes the terms; a load that is mostly water may carry a charge.
How City Fuel Services handles waste mixed fuel
City Fuel Services buys, collects and handles waste mixed fuel for businesses, public bodies, farms and households. Describe the load and we come back with terms before booking the collection.
Terms used in this answer
- Environmental permit
- Permission from the regulator to run a site that stores, treats or receives waste, with conditions on how much and how.
- Consignment note
- The document that travels with hazardous waste from the producer to the receiving site. Each person in the chain completes and signs their part.
| Problem | Water in Mixed fuel |
|---|---|
| Recoverable? | Usually yes. |
| 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.