Any restaurant that heavily relies upon fryers, especially in the fast food and fast casual space, generates an enormous volume of used fryer oil. Removing, storing and disposing of waste oil can monopolize an inordinate amount of employee time, and the process is one of the more dangerous activities in the food service space. Workers who slip or trip and spill the oil while changing it, wheeling it or carrying the waste oil out back can create messes that are not only smelly but also exceedingly difficult to clean.

Your resources, the frequency with which you must dispose of waste fryer oil and the volume of used oil your business produces are key variables influencing your approach to waste oil disposal and recycling. While the traditional disposal process of a fryer oil shuttle is the best solution for many small restaurants, larger businesses that serve many hundreds or even 1,000-plus customers a day may benefit from a more automated solution, like an integrated oil management system (iOMS).

What does your business do with that used fryer oil once it’s in the container? The standard practice today is used fryer oil recycling, but ensuring you’re working with the right service provider isn’t always easy. Be sure the used fryer oil recycling company you’re working with provides:

• A secure storage solution, including customized bins designed for your volume needs
• Exceptional rates on your waste oil
• Transparent reporting so you know exactly how much is being collected

At Southern Green Industries, we’re committed to offering a seamless used fryer oil recycling process for businesses. We can provide waste oil storage containers in any size needed and can schedule pickups based on your established rate of used fryer oil production to ensure you never run out of storage space. Our dashboard makes it easy to track exactly how much oil we collect and the rate we pay for your oil so you can check for yourself that we’re paying you in full for your recycled used fryer oil.

Hiring a reputable collection service like Southern Green Industries to take the chore off your hands can help you avoid future headaches and allow you to focus on other, more pressing operational matters.

Why Neglected Oil Waste Is Dangerous

Handling oil improperly can often lead to workplace injuries. If not regularly secured or picked up, used fryer oil can generate unpleasant odors around your business.

Used fryer oil may seem gross, but it’s still highly valuable to thieves, as they can sell it to recycling companies who will use it to make biofuel, soap, detergent or other products. At Southern Green Industries, we only source used fryer oil from our customers, but not every recycler has stringent standards for where the oil comes from.

Theft of fryer oil can also lead to spills, broken containers or the need for costly waste oil bin replacement.

Low-quality waste oil bins can also lead to leaks that create a slippery surface prone to slip and fall accidents. A spill during disposal can expose your kitchen to the hazardous chemicals present in spoiled cooking oil, which can make guests and employees ill as a result.

And that’s not to mention the fire hazard. If fryer oil spills close to the stove or another source of heat, there’s a chance it will ignite, ruining expensive kitchen equipment and putting your staff in danger.

Benefits of Hiring a Reputable Used Fryer Oil Collection Service

Don’t Give It a Second Thought

One of the primary advantages of hiring a trusted waste oil collection provider is simply that you don’t have to think about it anymore. At Southern Green Industries, we give Atlanta businesses free used fryer oil collection containers to make clean-up easier for their staff. We routinely collect the discarded oil for them at appropriate intervals to ensure you never run out of space or are an attractive target for thieves.

If you want a seamless operation that doesn’t require staff to manually empty used fryer oil into the bin, we also offer a unique integrated oil management system (iOMS) that automatically transfers waste oil to bins, eliminating the risk of employee injuries, spills and labor-intensive clean-ups caused by used fryer oil disposal mishaps.

Improve Your Sustainability

Some waste oil collection services take the extra effort to ensure businesses aren't negatively impacting the environment. When you hire Southern Green Industries, you’re hiring one of the greenest waste oil recycling and grease trap cleaning companies in Georgia. We offer zero-landfill recycling for food waste and use a closed-loop recycling system to convert used fryer oil into biofuel for all of our vehicles.

Hire the Most Dependable Grease Trap Cleaning and Waste Fryer Oil Recycling Service Provider in Georgia for Over 15 Years

At Southern Green Industries, we take pride in keeping Atlanta restaurants and other commercial kitchens clean and functional. Whether you want a one-off appointment or a reliable, long-term service partner, we’ll utilize the full extent of our experience and resources to get the job done right the first time so you can stop worrying about grease trap cleaning and waste oil recycling.

Call (404) 419-6887 to learn more about our fryer oil recycling service and receive a free quote today.