Can I recycle cooking oil?
No. Only large amounts of cooking oil from restaurants or factories can be collected for recycling.
- Household cooking oil currently cannot be recycled.
Cooking oil
Frying tonight?
Don't pour cooking oil down the drain as it solidifies
How should I dispose of cooking oil?
- Small amounts of cooking oil can be disposed of with the rest of your household rubbish. If possible, allow it to solidify by cooling down before throwing it away.
- Don't pour cooking oil down the drain as it causes problems when it solidifies.
- For restaurant or factory oil, please contact your local authority who will help you dispose of it
Re-use your cooking oil
- Feed the birds! Small amounts of used lard and fat can be mixed with seeds to make bird cakes
