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THE USED OIL VALUE CHAIN

A generic process view depicting the majopr roleplayers involved in the recycling of used lubricating oil (ULO):

Generators

Businesses and individuals that generate used oil as a by-product of their activities.

Collectors

Organisations that collect used oil and transport it to a storage facility or processor. 

Aggregators

Storage facilities serving as accumulation points for used oil. 

Processors

Facilities that process and recycle used oil into reusable products (e.g. heavy furnace oils, base oils).

End-Users

End-users that purchase and use the recycled used oil products. 

ABOUT ROSE

The foundations were first laid in April 1994 after the government withdrew support for the used oil re-refining industry. Previously lubricants were taxed to subsidize the re-refining of used oil back into lubricating oil.

When this subsidy was removed, the major lubricant companies operating in South Africa took it upon themselves to help protect the environment. So they formed the ROSE Foundation to prevent the irresponsible dumping and burning of used lubricating oil.

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