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SWA’s November Household Hazardous Waste Tip – After the Feast, Recycle the Grease

By Robert S Weinroth

First I would like to congratulate County Vice Mayor Gregg Weiss on being elected the next chair of the Solid Waste Authority Board. After two years as Chair, I was pleased to relinquish the gavel to my friend and collegue.

With Thanksgiving coming up, here’s a little lesson in how to dispose of cooking oil.

Fried turkeys are a Thanksgiving treat, but that used cooking oil? Not so much. 

All home cooking oils – frying oil and bacon and hamburger drippings – can cause problems with plumbing, sewage collection systems and septic systems.

If dumped down any drain, these oils can clog pipes, even if washed down with hot water. Blocked pipes can also cause sewage backups – an unappetizing thought and potentially expensive repair. You will need to call experts like the ones from Townsville plumbing to do septic tank pumping, if you would like to do your own septic pumping, then consider getting equipment from a Septic vacuum pump supplier.

Fortunately, Palm Beach County residents can recycle their used cooking oil for FREE, including canola, corn, olive, peanut and vegetable oils, as well as lard. 

To recycle your oil: 

The SWA’s locations include (from north county to south county): 

This used cooking oil drop off program is for residential cooking oil only. Commercial and industrial customers must contact a licensed commercial grease hauler for cooking oil disposal. Call 561-687-1100 for disposal options. 

For more information on recycling cooking oil, go to SWA.org/CookingOil

In the last fiscal year, Palm Beach County residents recycled more than 49,000 pounds of cooking oil at the SWA’s Home Chemical and Recycling Centers. Overall, the SWA’s Home Chemical and Recycling Centers either recycled or safely disposed of 4.9M pounds of household hazardous wastes. 

Remember, pollution prevention starts at home. A full list of household hazardous wastes can be found atSWA.org/HCRC [swa.org] or call 866-SWA-INFO (toll-free) to learn more about the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County’s Home Chemical and Recycling Centers

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