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How Do You Dispose of Used Cooking Oil?

Sunshine Kate — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:45:56 GMT

I don't like to put used cooking oil in the garbage disposal and don't want a mess in the kitchen trash.

How do you dispose of your used cooking oil?

TIA

Re: How Do You Dispose of Used Cooking Oil?

gmkb — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:03:37 GMT

If I have bacon grease or any larger amount of oil, I put paper towels in the skillet. The towels soak up the grease and then I put the greased soaked towels in the garbage.

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RedTop — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:06:15 GMT

I pour it back into the bottle it came out of, or in a jar with a tight lid, and throw it in the garbage.

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itsmagic — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:29:40 GMT

I do the same as the other replies. If it isn't too much cooking oil I use paper towels to soak it up and then throw them away. If it is a lot of cooking oil I pour it into a container and place it in the garbage.

Re: How Do You Dispose of Used Cooking Oil?

January121 — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:45:32 GMT

I put it in an empty coffee can & put paper towels inside .... then I put the can in lots of plastic bags that I get from the grocery store & put it in the freezer ..... when it comes time for garbage pick up I place it in the garbage bin and it is picked up by the sanation dept. ...... if it's just a small amount of oil I will throw it down the sink & let lots of hot water run with a little dawn dish washing liquid ... I have never had a problem.

Re: How Do You Dispose of Used Cooking Oil?

VaBelle35 — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:57:15 GMT

Small amounts I use used paper towels, napkins, tissues, whatever I have.

Larger amounts, once it's cooled can go into any container (plastic, paper, aluminum, glass).

Re: How Do You Dispose of Used Cooking Oil?

DiAnne — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:45:39 GMT

I don't deep fry often but I do have a large plastic jar that I fill with used oil. When it is full I put it in the trash.

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gardenman — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 23:52:34 GMT

In New Jersey you can't legally dispose of used cooking oil down a drain or in the trash. It has to be taken to an authorized recycling center for disposal. Our local landfill has a hazardous waste collection cycle where you can take it several times a year. I've got two bottles of used oil waiting for the third Saturday in October when the next collection date rolls along.

New Jersey has rules for everything. I'm pretty sure very few people follow those rules, but I do. The recycling place always gives you free stuff for turning in "hazardous waste." One year we got LED light bulbs. You'll always get something though in exchange for the effort, so it's not a big deal. I've ususally got a couple of bottles of oil, a few fluorescent light bulbs, and occassionally something else to turn in. It takes maybe a half hour total time twice a year, so it's not a big deal.

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queendiva — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 01:01:20 GMT

after cooling, pour it in a ziplock bag, then toss in the trash.

When making meatballs, I pour off the small amount of frying oil into the empty tomato can, then put the can in the fridge to solidify- then in the trash.

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beach-mom — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 01:11:44 GMT

I pour it into a can from the recycle bin, then pad the can with paper towels and put it in the trash so it doesn't make a mess there.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 01:43:53 GMT

Like January121, I put mine in a container and freeze it. Then I try really hard to remember to put it in the bin on trash day, hopefully soon before the boys come to pick up.

Small amounts get swabbed with paper towels - by all means, it does not go down the drain if I can help it. We have a pressure sewer system that requires a pump that could become desperately clogged with grease, and that would be a major headache if a malfunction occurred. Not to mention the pipes.

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sandraskates — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 03:14:50 GMT

I take some aluminum foil and make it into a little "cup" and pour any oil or grease into it. Once it cools and hardens I fold it up so the stuff is all enclosed and put it in the trash.

Fats, Oils, and Grease - aka FOG - should never be sent down your drain. It eventually clogs up sewer lines and can cause backups. This especially applies to industrial users such as restuarants.

If you want to see some FOG backups search online; last year there were stories in the news about FOG buildup in sewers and it was not pretty.

Re: How Do You Dispose of Used Cooking Oil?

missy1 — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:57:46 GMT

Old butter containers, jars with lids from spaghetti sauce etc.

As long is there is a lid. I make sure the oil is cooled down a bit, before putting the oil in the containers. Some plastic ones may melt-ouch!

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Tigriss — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:09:00 GMT

I live in the rural south. Growing up we always dumped it onto an ant bed in the yard. It kills most of them and the bed. We had too many acres to spray with chemicals to kill them, plus those checmicals weren't around back then. Now I don't fry but if I have a bit of grease from cooking bacon, I soak it up with paper towels and toss those.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 21:40:52 GMT

We do not have hardly any but if we do we burn it in our furnace.

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FastDogWalker2 — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 21:43:56 GMT

I pour it into a can or jar and throw it out in our dumpster.

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italia8140 — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 01:08:25 GMT

I let it cool, put it in a glass jar with a lid, and throw it in the trash.

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HonnyBrown — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 00:21:19 GMT

I put mine down the kitchen drain when I do the dishes. The sanitation utilities are designed to handle household oils and fats.

If you have a septic system, or have huge amounts of oil (like from a deep fryer), you can take it to Jiffy Lube, your mechanic, or your town's Household Hazardous Waste Roundup.