Most garages collect used oil for the recovery scheme, and local councils collect domestic quantities of waste oil at several landfills:
Wellington - Southern Landfill in Happy Valley has a hazardous waste store where you can leave oil and petrol, as well as paints, solvents, garden and pool chemicals, cleaning chemicals and polishes.
Hutt Valley - the Silverstream landfill is the only one in the Hutt Valley that will accept your hazardous wastes, including waste oil.
Carterton - you can leave waste oil and other hazardous wastes at the Dalefield Road Transfer Station.
Masterton - Masterton Recycling Centre in Nursery Road takes domestic waste oil and other hazardous wastes.
Porirua - you can leave used oil in containers up to 10 litres at Spicer Landfill free of charge. Larger quantities up to 40 litres are charged at $1.10 per litre. Trash Palace will also take your unused paint.
Kapiti - the Otaihanga landfill will take used oil, as well as paint and other hazardous wastes.