How to Dispose of Used Cooking Grease Using Paper Shreds

Dispose of cooking oil the right way using paper from a paper shredder machine. The paper shreds soak up the oil and allow for a convenient disposal of the oil without having to pour oil down the drain.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Paper shreds from a paper shredder.

1. Allow the oil to cool completely. (Do not handle hot or warm oil as it can cause severe burns).

2. Using paper shreds from a paper shredder, drop paper shreds into the pot containing the oil. Allow several hours (2-3 hours) for paper to soak up the oil.

3. Check oil after 2-3 hours to ensure all the oil has been soaked up. Add more paper shreds if necessary to soak up more oil.

4. After all oil is soaked up by the paper, discard paper shreds into a sealable plastic garbage bag or any type of container that will resist environmental decomposition (use plastic when available).

5. Dispose of the garbage bag in the trash. Clean up pot

6. If there is any oil residue remaining in the pot, simply wipe it up with a paper towel and dispose of the towel in a garbage bag as well.

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on 10/6/2009 Neat!