- Why recycle?
- Can I recycle it?
- The Recycling Process
- What happens to your recycled items?
- Recycling facilities in your area
Cooking oil
Cooking oil is accepted at all Household Waste Recycling Centres with specific containers on site. There are also additional containers for plastic bottles.
No oil from businesses is accepted as this is trade waste and a private contractor should be contacted.
Other methods of disposal - Old vegetable oil generated by households should not be poured down the drain. If you have a home composter you can pour small quantities onto it (it's best to mix it first with paper and cardboard). If not, put one polythene bag inside another (in case of holes), fill with absorbent material and fill slowly with cold oil, then place in the dustbin.
Other uses for it include making an oil and sand mixture to clean garden forks and spades, or you can dilute the oil with paraffin and rub onto outdoor wooden furniture to add life to it.
No oil from businesses is accepted as this is trade waste and a private contractor should be contacted.
Other methods of disposal - Old vegetable oil generated by households should not be poured down the drain. If you have a home composter you can pour small quantities onto it (it's best to mix it first with paper and cardboard). If not, put one polythene bag inside another (in case of holes), fill with absorbent material and fill slowly with cold oil, then place in the dustbin.
Other uses for it include making an oil and sand mixture to clean garden forks and spades, or you can dilute the oil with paraffin and rub onto outdoor wooden furniture to add life to it.
