Rotella T6 oil in Milk Jugs eating the jugs up!

[HerbW]

Hi.
When I change out my oil in my Ecodiesel, I put the used oil in one gallon milk jugs so my curbside recyclers will pick up. Their requirement or they won't pick it up. Stupid as the 2 1/2 gallon jug the oil came in would be perfect!
I had three out of three leak badly all over my garage while waiting for recycle day. Like it dissolved the jug.
Anyone else have this problem? I'll never use milk jugs again unless I put it in just before pick up time.

 

[JJJ]

From the Mobil Oil Website:

1. Collect oil in a clean plastic or metal container with a tightly sealed lid; use only containers that are made of a suitable plastic, such as PE (polyethylene) or other material. For example, milk jugs are not a proper container for used oil, but you might consider reusing the original motor oil container.

https://mobiloil.com/en/article/car-maintenance/used-motor-oil-recycling/used-motor-oil-recycling

 

[TFucili]

Doesn't surprise me. As the other poster referenced, not all "plastics" are the same. Back in the hay-day of the wick type kerosone heaters we had issues with customers storing K1 kerosone in unsuitable plastic jugs of all sorts, and the wax, and resins would leach into the fuel and foul the wicks big time.