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Fryer and Cooking Oil
Recycling and Proper
Disposal Locations
serving
Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop, Escalon and San Joaquin
County
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How do I
recycle or properly dispose of... |
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Why recycle fryer and cooking oil?
Used cooking
oil or waste vegetable oil is a valuable commodity that may be recycled.
Don't pour cooking oil or grease
down the drain, it just clogs the pipes and makes the sewage treatment plant
unhappy. Used cooking oil may be re-refined to make
lubricants, new products and bio-diesel. Bio-diesel made from cooking oil can
actually power a vehicle and in the process create much less emissions than regular
diesel or gasoline - it has been reported that the exhaust from these vehicle smells
like french fries!
Cooking and fryer oil may be taken to
the
San Joaquin Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility,
the
Lovelace Transfer Station,
or
North
County Recycling Center
for recycling. Limit 5 gallons per customer. If you have larger
quantities, we'll take those too, but please call us first at 209-468-3066
to make arrangements.
There is NO COST for San
Joaquin County residents to recycle or properly dispose of these materials at
San Joaquin County's
Household Hazardous Waste Facility.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE THESE ITEMS IN THE GARBAGE!
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Where Can I Take Used Fryer and Cooking Oil for Proper Disposal?
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Residents
Residents of San Joaquin County can utilize the following resources to
properly dispose of used oil:
San Joaquin Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility
San Joaquin County residents can take up to 5 gallons of cooking oil per
trip to the San Joaquin County Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility for recycling.
If
you have larger quantities, we'll take those too, but please call us first
at 209-468-3066 to make arrangements.
San Joaquin County Solid Waste Facilities
San Joaquin County residents can take up to 5
gallons of cooking oil per trip to the
Lovelace Transfer Station,
or
North
County Recycling Center
for recycling. There is no cost to
recycle this material.
Businesses:
Businesses can utilize the following resources to properly
dispose of used oil and filters:
San Joaquin Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) Facility
San Joaquin County small businesses may take 5 gallons of cooking or
fryer oil per trip to the San Joaquin County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility for recycling.
If you
have larger quantities, we'll take those too, but please call us first at
209-468-3066 to make arrangements. |
San Joaquin County Department
of Public Works
Solid Waste Division
Last updated 05/26/2011
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