Recycling Motor Oil

This spring I tuned up my lawn mower myself for the first time. Then a week later, I tuned up a client's so I could work on her yard. This made me very proud, since I don't know any other females who haved done this. Anyway, it's really not that hard. You get out your owner's manual and find out what kind of oil you need and what kind of spark plug--then go to Lowe's, my favorite place to shop. I bought a tool to take off the spark plug, a sharpener for my drill to sharpen the blade, oil and a spark plug. Then, I followed the directions in the owner's manual.
You have to drain out the oil into a flat pan, drain the old gas and dispose of them. I actually mixed the old gas with the new gas and the mower is running just fine. However, I had to find a place to recycle the oil. After searching unsuccessfully on the Internet, I asked the guys at Grease Monkey where to recycle oil since they wouldn't take it. They sent me to Checker Auto Parts. Checker will accept your oil as long as it has not been mixed with gas. Just make sure you put it into a container that pours easily, since you pour it yourself into a bin in the back of the store.

This could come in handy if you're moving across country. You are advised to empty the oil and gas from your mower before transporting it--in fact, I think it's The Law. Now you know where you can take it. Just thought I'd pass it on!