Everything you need to know about recycling cooking oil
Cooking Oil includes:
Used cooking oil
Kitchen oil
Old cooking oil
Olive oil
Vegetable oil
Sunflower oil
Canola oil
Avocado oil
Corn oil
Grapeseed oil
Coconut oil
Sesame oil
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How to recycle cooking oil
Commercial oil recyclers can provide businesses an oil bin and collect used cooking oil on a regular basis. Oil-stream management service providers can offer oil supply, on-site storage, collection and recycling services. Both types of services charge a fee.
Most recyclers and oil-stream management providers offer similar collection services, but it is important to confirm their recycling policy – some have a zero waste to landfill while some do not specify.
Use the directory on this page to find a recycler near you.
Why recycle?
Cooking oil that is poured down the sink or drain ends up in our waterways where is becomes an environmental hazard. It can also block drains and choke up sewer systems and water treatment facilities.
Instead, used cooking oil can be effectively recycled into a number of secondary products including biodiesel. Biodiesel is a clean burning fuel alternative to petroleum diesel and helps reduce reliance on petroleum products and reduce emissions from the transport sector.
What happens to it?
Used oil from businesses is collected from on-site storage bins and delivered to a processing facility. The oil is filtered into?large storage tanks which are heated and treated for subsequent conversion into a range of other products including biofuel, animal feed products, detergents and soap, paints and industrial lubricants.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is cooking oil recycled?
Unused cooking oil cannot be recycled via your household recycling bin, and it must not be poured down the sink. Smaller amounts can be placed in a bottle with a sealed lid and then disposed of in your household garbage bin.
Cooking oil that is not disposed of correctly has the potential to contaminate the environment (especially waterways) and can block plumbing systems if it is poured down the sink. It is also a valuable organic resource. Therefore, it is important to dispose of unwanted cooking oil responsibly and recycle it whenever possible.
Cooking oil can be cleaned and processed by specialist recyclers for reuse as biofuel, animal feed, compost and industrial soap.
What is recycled cooking oil used for?
Cooking oil is a valuable organic resource and should be recycled so its value is recovered and can be reused again and again.
If correctly disposed of, your cooking oil can be recycled into a range of materials and products, including biofuel, animal feed, compost and industrial soap.
