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Cooking Oil/Grease/Fats

Cooking oil, grease, and fats may be liquids or solids, from households or restaurants.

Household Hazardous Waste

This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.

Cooking oil and grease poured down drains can build up in pipes causing backups at home, into streets and the storm drain system. Wipe pots, pans and cookware “clean” with a disposable towel prior to washing and place in green bin. Save used cooking oil in a resealable container and bring it to a cooking oil and grease drop-off location. Commercial kitchens should contact a grease hauler for service.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Materials Reuse 2650 Nicol Ave Oakland Recycle Free Pick-up
North Bay Restaurant Services PO Box 5606 Santa Rosa Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Residential and commercial cooking oil pickup. Grease trap/interceptor pumping. Hood cleaning. Steam cleaning. Kitchen floor cleaning for restaurants
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Recycle Free Drop-off
Recology SF Household Hazardous Waste Facility 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Recycle Free Drop-off MAXIMUM OF 10 GALLONS PER DAY. San Francisco residents only. Address verification required. Open Thursday-Saturday only from 8am-4pm.
Republic Services Recycling Service Center (Fremont Residents) 42600 Boyce Rd. Fremont Recycle Free Drop-off
SeQuential 3333 NW 35th Ave Portland Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial provider. Provide collection container and pick up schedule. Also provides grease trap service.
Shoreway Environmental Center (SEC) 333 Shoreway Road San Carlos Recycle Free Drop-off Public Recycling Center. Residential only. Up to 15 gallons.
SkipShapiro Enterprises 318 Hawthorn St New Bedford Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Commercial quantity oils & grease. Collection, transportation & recycling.
Smart Alternative Fuels 18405 Clear Creek Rd Redding Recycle Pick-up for a Fee Restaurants/businesses
SMaRT Station 301 Carl Rd Sunnyvale Recycle Free Drop-off Large amounts of cooking oil: Pour into an unbreakable bottle with a screw-top lid and bring to the SMaRT Station for recycling. Limit is 10 gallons in 5 gallon capacity containers or smaller with screw-top lids. The SMaRT Station serves Mountain View and Sunnyvale residents only.
West County HHW Collection Facility 101 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Free Drop-off, Drop-off for a Fee

Curbside Service

Organics Special Action Note
Alameda
Wiped excess fat and grease with a paper towel and place in organics cart. Compost small amounts of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. For large volumes of used cooking oil, contact ACI for a designated container and set out adjacent to recycling cart.
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In a separate 1-gallon, or smaller, sealed screw-top containers (3 total gallons per week).
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Albany
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Berkeley
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resealable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Castro Valley Sanitary District
Used cooking oil must be collected in screw-top plastic containers that are no taller than 12 inches in height. Label container "Cooking Oil" and set out on the curb next to carts and visible to the driver.
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Dublin
Small amounts of fats and grease wiped with a paper towel can go in the compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Emeryville
Fats and grease wiped with a paper towel can go in the organics container. Small amounts of solid fats & grease in a paper container may also go in the organics container. For large volumes of used cooking oil, put in a container with a re-sealable cap and transport for drop-off at a collection facility.
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Fremont
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in plastic bottles with caps to drop off at Republic Services at 42600 Boyce Road during business hours.
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Hayward
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Livermore
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility. We now take 1-gallon of cooking oil in orginal screw top plastic jug at curb per week.
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Newark
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Oakland
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Piedmont
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Pleasanton
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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San Leandro
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel.
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Compost wiped fats and grease with a paper towel. Compost small amount of solid fats & grease in paper container for compost. Collect large volumes of used cooking oil in a plastic bottles with a resalable cap to transport for drop-off at at a collection facility.
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Union City
Used cooking oil can be dropped dropped off at Republic's Fremont facility (42600 Boyce Rd.) during business hours. Paper towels with grease, and small amounts of solid fat may go into the compost. No liquids in the compost bin.
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