Used as Biodiesel

Shifting from Non-Renewable Energy sources to Renewable Energy is a new trend these days. Cooking oil recycling can contribute to the production of biodiesel – a cleaner alternative for fossil fuels. This results in a positive trajectory of the economy and brings greater benefits to the environment. Biodiesel industry can altogether minimize the emission of greenhouse gases, hence saving the ozone layer.

Use in Feed Stock

The predominant feedstock used in the United States is soybean oil. Other vegetable oils, such as corn, cottonseed, canola (rape seed), flax, sunflower, and peanut, also can be used. These seed oils generally are more expensive than soybean oil. However, on several days in October 2003, the cash price of soybean oil did exceed that of corn oil.

Creating a Cleaner Water Supply

When poured down or disposed of in the sink, FOG solidifies and clings to the insides of your pipes or the City’s sewer lines. This can cause a sewer backup in your home or neighborhood, called a Sanitary Sewer Overflow, or an SSO. If it occurs in your home, you’re responsible for the repair and cleanup. If it occurs in your neighborhood, it could result in harm to wildlife as well as costly repair and cleanup for the City.

Grease trap cleanings or servicing

Grease traps must be cleaned every 4-6 weeks. An unmaintained grease trap does not stop any grease waste from entering the sanitary sewer or septic system. Grease blockages can ruin a restaurant in minutes from back-ups. Sanitizing a restaurant from a grease backup will shut your restaurant down for at least two days.

A Pathway to Sustainability – Healthier Environment

Recycling is essential to reduce carbon footprint. The pollution caused by draining the used oil is obviously not good for the environment. A sustainable mechanism of cooking oil recycling solves problems of water supply contamination, keeping the systems manageable and durable.

Cost Effective

Regular practices of disposing oil into the drains can cost you a hefty amount in plumber visits. Restaurants can benefit enormously if they use a consolidated mechanism for clean disposal of oil. It will cost them very little if they intelligently shift to recycling the oil, rather than blind dumping.

Oil is not a one-use ingredient. You should not let its usefulness end in your deep fryer. Now you have a number of reasons to consider oil recycling when your oil and grease traps start to fill up.