How to Dispose of Cooking Oil and Grease
Pouring any kind of cooking oil or grease down your drain can be hazardous to your pipes. The grease can harden inside your pipes, causing them clog up -- and eventually spew sewage all over your kitchen floor. It's difficult to keep some from going down the drain but on the whole it's best to dispose of any used cooking grease and oil via other methods.
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If you have a frying pan of grease (say from burgers or bacon) you can dispose of it two different ways.
The first way is to let the frying pan sit until the grease hardens and then you can simply wipe it out with paper towels and then throw the paper towels in the garbage can.
The second way is to pour the grease into an old can (say from vegetables or tomato sauce) and then let it harden. Simply throw the can away once the grease has hardened.
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If you have used frying oil (such as vegetable oil), let the oil cool. Then place it in a clean glass bottle and save it for the next time you are frying. If it's dirty and ready to be disposed of, just toss the glass bottle in the trash.
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You can also dispose of small amounts of used oil or grease with sturdy, sealable plastic bags. Make sure the oil is totally cool before putting it in the bag. Don't dispose of too much, as it can leak inside the bag and cause problems at your local landfill.
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Call your local waste department to see if it will accept recycled cooking oil.
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Tips & Warnings
Letting grease harden in a frying pan and then wiping it out with paper towels is one of the easiest ways to dispose of grease.
Never pour oil or grease down your kitchen sink drain.
Draining the oil off a can of tuna into your kitchen sink can damage your drain. If you do this make sure to run extremely hot water right after.
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Comments
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going to my town and ask for cooking oil to drop off. The same I drop off old motor oils. to recycle.i paid 25 cent..i don't want to drain on the dirt floor and I want to keep the earth clean. The will ask them about cooking oil to recycle..
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Hit me up babe.
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A friend said he mixes the used oil with a bit of kerosene in a five gallon bucket and ties a 3 ounce sinker to the end of a piece of half inch rope for a wick and fires it up on his patio. Then a few scented candles thrown in turn the jet fuel smell to lilac.
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In case you didn't know, do not put grease or oil down the drain, here are some tips for how to get rid of it.
