2022 Annual Report – Atlantic Used Oil Management Association

Letter from the Board

On behalf of the Atlantic Used Oil Management Association, we are pleased to present the 2022 Annual Report.

In 2022 we started the year with new information gleaned from Public and Stakeholder Awareness and Products research undertaken in 2021. The results of that research guided us in many aspects of our business in 2022, most especially in our outreach activities and program promotion.

As the world opened up in 2022, our staff engaged in more in-person consumer and trade shows, conducted visits to waste authorities, and delivered presentations to municipal leaders. All with the goal of increased awareness among DIYers/households and businesses of the importance of diverting used oil and glycol products from Atlantic landfills.

While we face collection and recovery challenges on some fronts, in some provinces, our overall Atlantic collection rates for containers increased compared to 2021 rates and we exceeded collection/recycling targets for used oil across all four provinces. In 2022 we counted 900 Collection Facilities (drop-off locations for used oil products) as part of our network of participating businesses – ensuring residents in every province can find a location close to them to drop off used oil and glycol

products) as part of our network of participating businesses – ensuring residents in every province can find a location close to them to drop off used oil and glycol products for safe disposal and recycling. Working with our used oil association partners across Canada we continued to make improvements to the electronic reporting system for EHCs. The One-Window platform streamlines the process for all members.

Our goal as the Atlantic Used Oil Management Association is to continue to improve program delivery and oil and glycol product diversion rates across Atlantic Canada and to be a reliable, responsible partner for recycling in the region.

Thank you to everyone: to the members, collectors, waste authorities, municipal leaders and government representatives, processors, collection facilities, staff, and the community of committed recyclers — generators and DIYers – for helping us to continue to grow and improve our recycling efforts. We remain committed and focused on operating an effective and efficient Extended Producer Responsibility program for used oil and glycol products in Atlantic Canada.

2022 Atlantic Board Members

Board of Directors

Mike Jennex, ChairParkland Corporation
David Bois, Vice-ChairRetail Council of Canada
Bill SimpkinsCanadian Fuels Association
Loulia KouchajiGlobal Automakers of Canada
Jason FraserParts for Trucks, Inc.
Nick DufourSuperline Fuels
Lynn CormierWakefield Canada Inc.
Mathieu Poirier, SecretaryStewart McKelvey
John RobichaudMann + Hummel Filtration Technology Canada
Joanie BlouinUAP inc.

Board of Directors & Management Staff Seated from left: Jean Duchesneau, General Manager, Mike Jennex, Chair, David Bois, Vice-Chair
Standing from left: Luc Gagnon, Operations Program Manager, Nick Dufour, Lynn Cormier, Mathieu Poirier (Secretary), Loulia Kouchaji, and Jean-Francois Richard, Comptroller. Board members not pictured – Bill Simpkins, Jason Fraser, Joanie Blouin, and John Robichaud

Building Awareness

Highlights 2022

Launched a new Atlantic-wide TV and online advertising and public awareness campaign RecycleMyOil.ca – to reach DIYers/households and Generators (garages, etc.). We attracted more than 65,000 visitors!

Added new drop-off locations. DIYers/Households now have access to more than 900 Collection Facilities (drop off locations such as garages, car dealerships, etc.) across Atlantic Canada.

Exceeded the targets for available used oil recovery (collected and recycled) in all four Atlantic provinces.

Improved 2022 recovery rates for oil containers over 2021 rates for all four Atlantic provinces.

Participated in 22 Consumer/Trade shows across the Atlantic provinces to share information on the products that can be recycled – connecting DIYer/households with drop-off locations and businesses with a Collector to pick up their products.

The second life of oil products

Atlantic Provinces Scoreboards

New Brunswick Scoreboard

Sales and Recovery Summary January to December 2022

Recoverable oil = 69.2%
Percentage of marketed filters
- Metal filter = 78.63%
- Cardboard filter = 21.37%
Average weight for marketed filters
- Metal filter = 0.3446 kg
- Cardboard filter = 0.0918 kg
5% of oil Containers are used more then once/ 95% recoverable
Recoverable glycol = 42.95%
According to a study, 55% of used oil is burnt legally (recycled) in small furnaces
According to a study, 1% of used oil is pure glycol: 95,507 litres x 2 = 191,014 litres of glycol
According to a study in 2019, 69,736 (17,434 litres per quarter) litres of glycol were resold or reused from vehicles having reached their end-of-life

Location of Collection Facilities – New Brunswick

The map below shows the distribution of collection facilities – or drop off locations – in New Brunswick. In 2022, there were 190 participating drop-off locations for DIY mechanics and households that have small quantities of used oil and glycol (antifreeze) products to be recycled. An online locator at uoma-atlantic.com can be used to find the nearest drop off location.

Recovery Rates from 2018 to 2022

Prince Edward Island Scoreboard

Sales and Recovery Summary January to December 2022

Recoverable oil = 69.2%
Percentage of marketed filters
- Metal filter = 78.63%
- Cardboard filter = 21.37%
Average weight for marketed filters
- Metal filter = 0.3446 kg
- Cardboard filter = 0.0918 kg
Recoverable Antifreeze = 42.95%
According to a study, 75% of used oil is burnt legally (recycled) in small furnaces
According to a study, 1% of used oil is pure glycol: 17,572.5 litres x 2 = 35,145 litres of glycol
According to a study in 2019, 11,352 (2,838 litres per quarter) litres of glycol were resold or reused from vehicles having reached their end-of-life

Location of Collection Facilities – Prince Edward Island

The map below shows the distribution of collection facilities – or drop off locations – in Prince Edward Island. In 2022, there were 34 participating drop-off locations for DIY mechanics and households that have small quantities of used oil and glycol (antifreeze) products to be recycled. An online locator at uoma-atlantic.com can be used to find the nearest drop off location.

Recovery Rates from 2018 to 2022

Newfoundland & Labrador Scoreboard

Sales and Recovery Summary January to December 2022

Recoverable oil = 69.2%
Percentage of marketed filters
- Metal filter = 78.63%
- Cardboard filter = 21.37%
Average weight for marketed filters
- Metal filter = 0.3446 kg
- Cardboard filter = 0.0918 kg
5% of oil Containers are used more then once/ 95% recoverable
Recoverable glycol = 41.01%
According to a study 55% of used oil is burnt legally (recycled) in small furnaces
According to a study, 1% of used oil is pure glycol: 59,461.5 litres x 2 = 118,293 litres of glycol

Location of Collection Facilities – Newfoundland & Labrador

The map below shows the distribution of collection facilities – or drop off locations – in Newfoundland & Labrador. In 2022, there were 145 participating drop-off locations for DIY mechanics and households that have small quantities of used oil and glycol (antifreeze) products to be recycled. An online locator at uoma-atlantic.com can be used to find the nearest drop off location.

Recovery Rates from 2020 to 2022

Nova Scotia Scoreboard

Sales and Recovery Summary January to December 2022

Recoverable oil = 69.2%
Percentage of marketed filters
- Metal filter = 78.63%
- Cardboard filter = 21.37%
Average weight for marketed filters
- Metal filter = 0.3446 kg
- Cardboard filter = 0.0918 kg
5% of oil Containers are used more then once/ 95% recoverable
Recoverable glycol = 41.01%
According to a study 55% of used oil is burnt legally (recycled) in small furnaces
According to a study, 1% of used oil is pure glycol: 108,202.5 litres x 2 = 216,405 litres of glycol

Location of Collection Facilities – Nova Scotia

The map below shows the distribution of collection facilities – or drop off locations – in Nova Scotia. In 2022, there were 554 participating drop-off locations for DIY mechanics and households that have small quantities of used oil and glycol (antifreeze) products to be recycled. An online locator at uoma-atlantic.com can be used to find the nearest drop off location.