Where can I dispose of used vegetable oil?

Question

I cooked french fries in vegetable oil on the stove. Now I have a potfull of used vegetable oil.

Answer 1

Since cooking oil is bio degradable you can pour it down the sink. Flush it with hot water.

Answer 2

DO NOT PUT DOWN DRAIN PIPES. Just pour it in a plastic bag and dispose of in the garbage. You know you can store the oil in the fridge to use for you next frying recipe. It's vegetable oil it will not spoil or rot.

Answer 3

you can use any of the suggestions above, but before you pour it down the drain, find out if your house is on city sewer or septic tank. oil in a septic will stop the benifical bacterial action of the system. If you add a little dish soap to the oil, it will break it down so it does not cause plumbing problems in the city sewer

Answer 4

There are companies that provides most restaurants with a pick up service for used oil and grease (it is used to make soap and make-up). You can make arrangement with your neighbourhood restaurant to dispose of your pot full of used vegetable oil.

Answer 5

what you got a quart
In the sink
A full gallon and you desperately must recycle ask at the fast foods and restaurants
Just run the hot hater and down the sink
"IT" goes to the sewer plant not the storm drain.
just like all the oily greasy pot & pan washing.

Answer 6

Don't pour it out in your yard unless you want all sorts of critters checking it out!

Use the coffee can suggestion.

Answer 7

I either pour it in a coffee can, or let it congeal in the fridge and scrape it into the trash.

Answer 8

put it in an old container that has a lid add some cereal or crumbled bread, freeze it , put in your yard for birds .

Answer 9

I pour it on unwanted weeds in my yard

Answer 10

Do you have any bio-diesel plants in your area? That would be a good place to do it.