The best alternative is to return the oil to an approved recycling centre. Under the Waste Management Act regulation, all sellers of petroleum products in British Columbia are required by law to accept the return of waste lubricating oil from customers. Producers should safely recover their waste petroleum products and periodically return them to the supplier or a depot for recycling. It is no longer legal to apply used oil to any land for the purpose of road construction, repair, or dust suppression. Spills up to 100 Litres should be dealt with using common sense on a site-specific basis.
Soils containing high concentrations of a petroleum product pose a serious environmental threat.
If a petroleum product spill can be contained and there is no danger of the spilled product leaching into a watercourse, the soil may remain in place for bioremediation. Whenever the hydrocarbon content exceeds three percent, the contaminated soil is considered special waste. If you are unsure about the extent of contamination a spill may have caused, you should contact BC Environment's Waste Management Branch for assistance with remediation or disposal options. The contaminated soil may have to be excavated and removed. Noise Noise generated by generally accepted farm activities is inevitable but may cause complaints from neighbours.