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Changing oil is specifically allowed here, and I'm pretty sure every first world country has rules against dumping oil and other polluting elements.

If this is the goal, it's really backward as it is only loosely related.

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In Germany, the place you bought the new oil from has to take the old one back. In case of Amazon, the recycling partner is (used to be?) is a nation wide chain of auto shops.

That's also true in much of the US. Every auto parts store has to take old oil for recycle, regardless of where you originally bought it. They don't even ask.

I like the "don't even ask" part, some places over here can be rather difficult in that regard.

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