Waste oil collection for forklift hire and servicing firms
Every forklift has a hydraulic system for lifting and tilting the mast. Diesel and LPG trucks also have an engine, a transmission and a cooling system, and electric trucks still have hydraulics and drive gearboxes. So every service, repair, oil change and hose or seal job leaves used oil, filters and oily rags that have to be collected by a licensed carrier.
BL Oils is a Doncaster-based, Environment Agency upper-tier waste carrier and dealer (CBDU69834). We collect waste oil from forklift hire, sales and servicing companies, and from businesses that run their own fleet of trucks, across all of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
What we collect
- Hydraulic oil from mast, tilt, side-shift and attachment systems, including full system changes
- Engine oil from diesel and LPG counterbalance trucks and telehandlers
- Transmission, gearbox and axle oils, including drive unit oil from electric trucks
- Used oil, hydraulic and fuel filters (oil filter disposal)
- Oily rags, wipes and absorbent pads from the workshop
- Coolant and antifreeze drained during servicing
- Interceptor waste from yard and wash bay drainage (interceptor waste)
Filters, rags and coolant are the same kind of waste a garage produces, and we collect them on the same visit as your oil. See garage waste collection.
We don’t collect cooking oil. For used cooking oil from kitchens and takeaways, please use a specialist cooking oil collector.
Tell us what you’ve got
Oil types, roughly how many litres, how it’s stored, and whether it’s at your workshop or depot.
Free quote & booking
We give you a free, no-obligation quote and agree a collection that fits your servicing workload.
Collected with paperwork
We collect the oil, filters, rags and coolant and leave you a hazardous waste consignment note.
Workshop and depot collections
Most forklift firms service trucks in their own workshop, or have mobile engineers who bring waste back to a depot at the end of the day. That’s usually where we collect. Our tanker can pump out a bulk waste oil tank, and we take drums, IBCs, filter bins, rag bins and coolant containers on the same visit, on a regular schedule or as a one-off.
Hire fleets and refurbishment
When trucks come back off hire, or are refurbished for resale, they often get a full fluid change. That can mean a lot of hydraulic and engine oil in a short time. Let us know when a busy period is coming and roughly how much oil to expect, and we’ll plan the collection around it.
Running your own fleet?
Warehouses, distribution centres and factories that maintain their own forklifts produce the same waste. We collect from those sites too. See commercial and industrial waste oil collection.
Good storage between collections
- Keep waste oil in a bunded tank or sealed, labelled drums or IBCs
- Don’t mix oil with water, coolant, fuel or solvents
- Keep coolant in its own sealed container
- Drain filters and keep them in a lidded container
- Keep oily rags in a lidded metal bin
See our guides on how to store waste oil and disposing of oil filters.
Paperwork
Waste oil is hazardous waste. Every collection comes with a hazardous waste consignment note, so your duty of care is covered. Our registration, CBDU69834, can be checked on the Environment Agency’s public register. Read is waste oil hazardous waste? and consignment notes explained.
Phone answered 24/7. Call or WhatsApp 07785 921493 any time, including evenings and weekends. Urgent problem, such as a leak or spill? See our emergency call-out.
Also service telehandlers, access platforms or other plant? See plant hire and construction waste oil collection, hydraulic oil disposal and waste oil collection.
Frequently asked questions
Do you collect waste oil from forklift hire and servicing companies?
Yes. We collect used hydraulic, engine and transmission oil from forklift hire, sales and servicing companies across all of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Call or WhatsApp 07785 921493 for a free quote.
Can you take oil filters, oily rags and coolant on the same visit?
Yes. We collect used oil and hydraulic filters, oily rags and coolant (antifreeze) on the same visit as your waste oil. Keep each in its own sealed container.
Do you collect from mobile engineers’ vans?
Many mobile engineers bring their waste back to a depot, and we collect it from there. If waste builds up somewhere else, tell us where it’s stored and we’ll talk it through.
Can you collect from a customer’s warehouse?
Where safe access allows and the site agrees, yes. Tell us about access and any site rules or induction, and we’ll plan the visit with you.
How much does it cost?
Every job is different, so we give you a free, no-obligation quote. Tell us the oil types, rough volumes and where it’s stored.
BL Oils is based in Doncaster and collects across all of Yorkshire, plus Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire (areas we cover). Call or WhatsApp 07785 921493, email info@bloils.co.uk, or ask for a free quote.