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On Thu, 25 Apr 1996, Greg Brown wrote:
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> >I don't understand how we can encourage people to recycle their motor
> >oil and not dump it in the storm drain while allowing how many
> >hundreds--thousands?--of gallons of oil to be dumped on city streets
> >and county roads in the name of dust control.
> >
> >Is this a concern to anyone else, or am I a crank? (Okay, these
> >aren't mutually exclusive, so just respond to the first part, por
> >favor.)
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> I have been told, perhaps erroneously, that the oil
> used on roads is not used motor oil as it appears, but rather
> a vegetable based oil. I would be interested in knowing
> for sure.
> --
> Greg Brown (gregb@siu.edu)
> Dept. of Forestry
> Southern Illinois University
> Carbondale, IL 62901-4411 (618) 453-7465
> FAX: (618) 453-7475
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