Abstract: There is shown an oil recovery apparatus and method which includes a plurality of like-sized disks carried on a rotatable shaft. These disks are partially immersed in the fluid which contains the unwanted oil or oil-like material to be removed or recovered from the larger body of fluid. The disks are preferably of plastic or are plastic coated and during immersion the oil contaminator is picked up by and with the engagement of the disks in the oil portion of the fluid after which plastic scraper blades engage the sides of the disks to remove this oil from the sides of the rotating disk. The scrapings which are removed are fed by a channel guideway or ways to a collector. Two arrangements of plastic scraper assemblies are shown. In one embodiment there are two blades arranged to straddle the disk and simultaneously scrape opposite sides of this disk as the disk is rotated. The removed oil is carried by two conductors to a collector.