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Underground Storage Tank Removal Service

Photo of an excavator removing an Underground Storage TankIf your home has an underground oil tank, buried oil tank, underground fuel storage tank, underground oil tank or underground storage tank that is no longer in use or more past it's service life cycle it MUST be removed from your home. Or perhaps you have an abandoned underground oil tank buried in your cottage, farm or business ground, not being used. Abandoned underground storage tanks often times leak, contaminate the soil and start to cause bad odours. These underground tanks must be properly removed by a qualified professional.

We take our job very seriously. We want to work with you to help keep your property free of hazards by eliminating any potential threat caused by your dormant underground oil tank. Learn more about why you should remove your dormant underground fuel tanks.

At Eco Metal Recycling Inc. we will assure you that the underground tank is removed worry free and properly. We have the specialized resources and equipment to pump out and dispose of the oil that remains in your underground tank. This equipment is not available to the general public. We provide Underground Tank Removals for residential, industrial and commercial clients in Ontario.

IMPORTANT! DO NOT TRY AND TAKE THE OUT YOUR UNDERGROUND TANK YOURSELF THIS COULD RESULT IN DAMAGES NOT ONLY TO YOURSELF BUT YOUR HOME.


Our Underground Tank Removal Process

What to expect when we come to remove your buried oil tank:

Photo of an Underground Storage Tank removals contractor taking soil samples

  1. Obtain all required permits - Locates - Hydro, Bell, Gas, etc.
  2. Empty oil from the tank and clean out all residues
  3. Safely excavate the tank and piping
  4. Carefully check for signs of a leak and report findings
  5. Properly separate clean soil from any that appears to be contaminated
  6. Backfill the hole to grade - often compactors and tampers are needed
  7. Clean up the site
  8. Dispose of the tank, piping, residues, soil and any remaining oil at authorized locations
  9. Provide Soil Sample Report with photos

Why you should use us to remove your underground tanks

Here are a few reasons why Eco Metal Recycling Inc is the best underground tank removal company to use for Underground Tank Removal

Photo of a Technician taking soil samples during the removal of an Underground Storage Tank

  • On time arrival
  • Technicians are TSSA (Technical Standards and Safety Authority) Certified with PM2 & OBT2 licenses.
  • WSIB Registered
  • TSSA – Certified Company Contractor
  • Dangerous goods transportation licensed and Insured
  • Master Petroleum Mechanic (PM1) on staff
  • Certified Oil Burner Technician (OBT-1) on staff
  • Proud Member of CARI “Canadian Association Recycling Industry”
  • Team Technicians are Professional, Polite and respectful
  • $5,000,000 Liability insurance
  • We clean up better than anyone in the business

Why you should remove underground tanks

Abandoned underground tanks and leaky buried fuel tanks may: pose a hazard to your health and investment, cause offensive odours, contaminate surface and subsurface soils.

In the last forty years, thousands of storage tank systems for petroleum and allied petroleum products have been installed on federal lands, mainly to service an expanding transportation sector. Many of these storage tank systems were fabricated from carbon steel without corrosion protection. As these systems age, they are more likely to fail due to corrosion.

Leaks from storage tank systems can have devastating environmental and economic impacts. Small quantities of diesel and gasoline can cause offensive odours, contaminate surface and subsurface soils, render drinking water from aquifers non-potable and create explosive build-ups of vapours in basements and other underground structures.

Just hire Eco Metal and the job gets done properly. Eliminate the potential risk of an abandoned underground oil tank? The way to eliminate this risk is to remove the threat by removing the dormant underground tanks!

We recommend that you remove your abandoned underground tank as soon as possible!


How to tell if your property has an Abandoned Underground Storage Tank?

There are many telltale signs of Underground Storage Tanks (UST's) being located on your premises.

The best way to explain is for us to illustrate with actual photos that show the evidence of former underground storage tanks that have been abandoned.

Photo evidence of a fill cap and vent pipe for the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Photo of a Underground Storage Tank (UST) copper pipe entering basement Photo example of a Underground Storage Tank (UST) pipe entering basement

We remove underground tanks in your area

We provide underground tank removal services throughout Southern Ontario and the GTA: Toronto Underground Tank Removal, Hamilton Underground Tank Removal, Brampton Underground Tank Removal, Oakville Underground Tank Removal, Burlington Underground Tank Removal, Ancaster Underground Tank Removal, Lincoln Underground Tank Removal, Dundas Underground Tank Removal, Waterdown Underground Tank Removal, Guelph Underground Tank Removal, Milton Underground Tank Removal, Georgetown Underground Tank Removal, Scarborough Underground Tank Removal, Stoney Creek Underground Tank Removal, St. Catharines Underground Tank Removal, Grimsby Underground Tank Removal, Elmira Underground Tank Removal, Kitchener Underground Tank Removal, Waterloo Underground Tank Removal, Cambridge Underground Tank Removal, Beamsville Underground Tank Removal, Halton Hills Underground Tank Removal, Campbellville Underground Tank Removal, Thorold Underground Tank Removal, Flamborough Underground Tank Removal, Mt Hope Underground Tank Removal, Copetown Underground Tank Removal, Brantford Underground Tank Removal, Paris Underground Tank Removal, Caledonia Underground Tank Removal, Acton Underground Tank Removal, Port Credit Underground Tank Removal, Long Branch Underground Tank Removal, Welland Underground Tank Removal, Greensville Underground Tank Removal, Bolton Underground Tank Removal, Pelham Underground Tank Removal, Carlisle Underground Tank Removal, Rocton Underground Tank Removal.


More Information about underground storage tanks

Learn about Underground Storage Tanks - Wikipedia
Petroleum and Allied Petroleum Products Storage Tanks Regulations - Environment Canada
Underground Fuel Oil Storage Tanks - TSSA
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Underground Storage Tanks



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