Used oil recycling important for explosives

The use of recycled fuel oil as a key ingredient in ammonium nitrate-based explosives is an accepted practice in the local explosives industry. However, few users of the explosives give much thought to the processes that are involved in collecting, transferring and transforming the used oil in an environment-friendly manner, says mining explosives supplier BME. “Simply disposing of or destroying used oil does not add value to the waste product. It is still possible to recover value from a product once it has reached the end of its life through recycling and reuse,” highlights BME used oil manager Emilia Mascis.