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Recycling Used Cooking Oil

A private company collects used cooking oil locally.

a person pours used cooking oil back into a container using a funnel

A private company collects used cooking oil locally.

How to participate as an individual:

  • After using your cooking oil for your food preparation, simply pour the cooled cooking oil back into the plastic container from which it came from or some other plastic container.
  • Bring the plastic container filled with the used cooking oil to the collection site at the City of Tallahassee’s Community Beautification & Wast Management Services facility located at 2727 Major James Morgan Jr. Way.
  • Pour the used cooking oil into the barrels provided and be sure to take your container(s) with you or dispose of the same in the identified recycle bin.

Types of oil accepted – Any liquid cooking oil used in the preparation of food (vegetable oil, canola oil, olive oil, etc.)

What oils are NOT accepted - Any oil or lubricant used in automobiles or machines (motor oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, etc.)

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE BAGS, TRASH or CONTAINERS BEHIND.

Any questions or concerns should be directed to:

Kathy Crum at 850-891-5229 or Tom Boutwell at 850-694-3912