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Oil sorbents contains a wide range of organic, inorganic and synthetic products designed to remove oil in preference to water. The composition and configuration of oil sorbent are based on the material used and their intended application in the response. Synthetic sorbent material should be used in self-restraint and care should be taken to ensure that it is used to its maximum capacity to minimize subsequent waste disposal problems. Sorbents are used most effectively during the final stages of shoreline clean-up and for recovering small pools of oil that cannot be easily recovered using other clean-up techniques. Although some sorbents have been specifically made for viscous oils. For sustainable environmental disposal of used sorbents is major issue. This paper, reviews method of oil spill cleanup, factors affecting the oil spill cleanup, sorbent material and its forms, properties of oil sorbent, criteria for selecting sorbents. The need for extensive study of improving and developing viable natural absorbents in recent years is increasing due to the enormous negative environmental impact of oil spill to the surroundings and the inhabitants. Therefore proposes eco-friendly materials such as Sugarcane bagasse, sugar leaves straw, phragmitesaustralis, straw fibers, palm fruit wastes as promising oil absorbent materials. Sugarcane bagasse has been the most widely available and probably the most efficient of all these materials. Sugarcane bagasse can float on the water surface for a very long period of time to collect oil adequately. It has been found that Sugarcane bagasse sorption capacity is higher than phragmitesaustralis sorbent, sugar leaves straw.