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EnvironmentalLeader.com reports on how Valvoline's recycled motor oil product takes advantage of the latest innovative manufacturing processes to offer superior engine protection while reducing environmental impacts.

GreenCar.com points out that Valvoline NextGen motor oil is the first to be developed by a well-known and major supplier of motor oils.

According to GreenCarCongress.com there are several environmental benefits to using recycled motor oil, or re-refined, base oil stocks. First, it reduces the demand for new crude. Second, re-refining motor oil is less energy intensive than producing motor oil from virgin crude. Third, it provides a pathway for keeping used motor oil from being burned or from being disposed of improperly. An oft-cited data point is that one gallon of motor oil can contaminate one million gallons of drinking water.

KelleyBlueBook.com notes Valvoline’s intent to do its part to reduce environmental impact -- and generate a bit of new green business in the process – by launching its new line of NextGen recycled motor oil.

SustainableBusiness.com relates how finished motor oil is generally made from 85 percent base oil and 15 percent additives. The oil part of motor oil doesn't really wear out. As oil goes through the drain cycle in the engine, it's the additives that wear out. Using the same refining process, Valvoline's NextGen recycled motor oil has the same quality and performance as other motor oil.

TriplePundit.com tells readers how Valvoline revealed its new NextGen line of green motor oil, which boasts a formula that is 50 percent recycled oil. The product's creation is the result of Valvoline's unique position in the market and a natural disaster that occurred almost six years ago.