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title: Who collects waste red diesel from rail operators?
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# Who collects waste red diesel from rail operators?

In brief

City Fuel Services collects waste red diesel from rail operators across England, Wales and mainland Scotland, from bulk depot tanks and IBCs. Call [07950 582635](tel:+447950582635) or [send an enquiry](https://cityfuel.services/enquiry/).

## Booking a collection of waste red diesel

We need five things: who and where you are, how much waste red diesel there is, what it is and anything mixed in, how it is stored and reached, and whether this is a one-off.

## Rules at rail depots

Rail keeps its entitlement to rebated gas oil; depot tanks follow the oil storage rules.

## How City Fuel Services handles waste red diesel

We collect waste red diesel 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

**Uplift**: The fuel trade's word for a collection: pumping fuel out of a tank or container and taking it away.
**IBC (intermediate bulk container)**: A plastic tank, usually holding 1,000 litres, in a steel cage on a pallet base. The most common container for drained fuel.

**Key facts**

| Sector | Rail operators |
| --- | --- |
| Typical containers | Bulk depot tanks and IBCs. |
| Fuel | [Red diesel](https://cityfuel.services/fuels/red-diesel/) |
| Also called | gas oil, rebated diesel, marked gas oil |
| Waste code | 13 07 01* (fuel oil and diesel) |

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## Red diesel in brief

Red diesel is gas oil: a middle-distillate fuel close to road diesel, made to BS 2869 for off-road engines, heating and power. Clean, dry gas oil recovers well.

**Official guidance:** [GOV.UK: hazardous waste](https://www.gov.uk/dispose-hazardous-waste).

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