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accidental and
operational oil discharges from tankers. MARPOL (for MARine
POLlution) is a shorthand for a United Nations treaty, the Convention
for the Prevention of oil pollution prevention equipment on tankers and
other ships, and prohibits discharges with certain distances of land.
More-do-it yourselfers are doing it right.

More than half of all Americans change their own Choose an item. , Choose

an item. only about one-third of the used oil from do-it-yourself oil
changes is collected and recycled. Government and industry-sponsored
oil collection and recycling programs in many communities are Choose

an item. increasing awareness of the hazards of dumping used oil and

the benefits of reusing it. Thousands of collection centres and service

stations are accepting used oil for recycling. Choose an item. find out about
recycling oil in your area, people can contact their state environmental
department or local recycling authority.