HOUSTON – Shell Lubricants and Pep Boys have announced that Pep Boys will use Shell Lubricants’ Ecobox system for dispensing Pennzoil brand motor oils, the primary featured motor oil brand in the company’s service bays.

Developed by Shell Lubricants, the Ecobox system offers an alternative to traditional plastic packaging for motor oil and is designed to improve many operational tasks associated with dispensing the product, compared to using single-quart bottles.

The Ecobox carton can reduce storage space in shops, being about half the size of the equivalent volume of single-quart cases. Plus, the bag containing the oil in the Ecobox carton is designed to help improve speed and ease of use compared to bottles, according to Shell. The oil is dispensed from a specially engineered valve and then transferred to the engine crankcase by a custom-designed pitcher or an Ecobox pump system.

“We believe that using the Ecobox system will help reduce the time a vehicle spends in our service centers, increase technician productivity and help decrease the time our customers spend waiting for their vehicles,” said Tami Presley-Shull, assistant vice president of merchandising at Pep Boys. “The Ecobox system will also reduce our cost-per-quart of oil and help cut down on plastic waste in our environment.”

Using the Ecobox plastic liner results in 89 percent less plastic landfill waste than the equivalent 24 single-quart plastic bottles, and the Ecobox carton is fully recyclable, according to Shell Lubricants.

The use of the Ecobox system by Pep Boys signifies a large-scale distribution for this system. Pennzoil Platinum full synthetic, Pennzoil conventional and Pennzoil High Mileage Vehicle motor oils will be dispensed using the Ecobox system.