Transformer oil has the potential to be a major environmental hazard, especially if the oil comes from earlier than 1979. That was the year that the United States government banned PCBs, which stands for polychlorinated biphenyls, which have been recognized as a major environmental hazard. As such if you need transformer oil disposal it's important that you get a sampling of the oil in your particular transformer to make sure you don't have to take any special precautions; or at least no more precautions than you'd have to take with the disposal of any petroleum based product.
Industrial Surplus Inc. is one of many companies that can provide this service. You see, while transformer oil importers and transformer oil buyers are aware that non PCB oil is the safe and legal material that should be used, many older transformers still have the old transformer oil that doesn't meet government specifications. Industrial Surplus, a company that specializes in disposing of scrap, waste and surplus items used by a variety of different companies, is willing to take both the older and the newer oil off of a business's hands. Certified and properly licensed, Industrial Surplus charges a standard transformer oil price for making sure that your oil gets taken to the right place.
Given the fact that improper disposal of this oil is a crime, it's always a good idea to have it taken away and disposed of by professionals with all of the proper training and equipment. This relieves you as the company of disposal responsibility, and puts it on the shoulders of the men and women contracted to provide the service, simultaneously taking the burden off of you and providing you with a shield against allegations. Additionally, since Industrial Surplus is a company with a long history of providing quality service to businesses in a variety of fields, you are hiring contractors that you can trust to get the job done right.
