All home cooking oils - like frying oil, and bacon and hamburger drippings - can cause problems in home plumbing, sewage collection systems, and septic systems. And if you’re frying a turkey this Thanksgiving, the last thing you should do is dump all that used cooking oil down any drain. It can gel and solidify into thick layers, even if you run hot water, and possibly back up home plumbing and lift stations. That’s messy, smelly and costly to clean up.
Here’s a better idea, recycle it at the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County:
- Allow the used cooking oil to cool.
- Carefully pour the used, cooled cooking oil into a large, sturdy plastic or wax-coated leak proof container, such as the original container or a juice carton, no larger than 5-gallons in size.
- Cap the container so it is secure.
- Don’t mix the used cooking oil with any other liquids or products.
- Palm Beach County residents can bring it to 1 of the SWA’s 7 Home Chemical and Recycling Centers:
Belle Glade (unattended)
Glades Regional Transfer Station1701 State Road 15 in Belle Glade
Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.Saturday: Closed
Delray Beach – West
Southwest County Transfer Station
13400 South State Road 7 in Delray Beach
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Saturday is self-serve drop-off containers only)
Delray Beach – East (unattended)
South County Transfer Station
1901 SW 4th Ave. in Delray Beach
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Jupiter (unattended)
North County Transfer Station
14185 Military Trail (SWA Road) in Jupiter
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Lantana (unattended)
Central County Transfer Station
1810 Lantana Road in Lantana
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Royal Palm Beach (unattended)
West Central Transfer Station
9743 Process Drive in Royal Palm Beach
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
West Palm Beach
Home Chemical and Recycling Center
6161 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach
Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Saturday is self-serve drop-off containers only)
Residents can bring any of these used cooking oils to a Solid Waste Authority Home Chemical and Recycling Center to be recycled:
- Canola oil
- Corn oil
- Lard
- Olive oil
- Peanut oil
- Sesame oil
- Soybean oil
- Sunflower oil
- Vegetable oil
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 options.
For more information, go to the SWA's website or call 561-697-2700.
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