Soapstone plays an important role in economy of the Brazil, because it is used as a raw material for handicrafts. The manufacturing process of handicrafts involves significant waste generation. The soapstone waste powder has a significant talc content that enhances its oil adsorption capability, an important property for oil spill clean-up sorbents. The use of soapstone waste along with diesel soaked soapstone for red ceramics was analyzed as a possible sustainable system for this economic sector. The adsorption of diesel onto soapstone waste was analyzed as a function of contact time; at 30min contact the adsorption stabilized at approximately 1.8g/g. Soapstone waste and oil-soaked soapstone waste were added to the clay soil mass for the manufacture of red ceramics. The influence of the compaction pressure (14 and 28MPa), the firing temperatures (850°C and 1000°C) and the composition of the ceramic mixture (pure soil clay, soapstone waste and oil adsorbed soapstone waste at replacements of 5% and 15%) was evaluated. A replacement of 15% soapstone waste in a clay composition compressed to 28MPa and burned at 1000°C showed the best linear firing shrinkage, water absorption and resistance to simple compression. The presence of oil did not affect the characteristics of the ceramics.