Where used oil goes depends on the type of oil and how it’s collected. There’s also a significant difference in how used oil is recycled depending on oil type.

Motor oil, for example, doesn’t get used up in the same way cooking oil is used. Whereas cooking oil is recycled into biodiesel, used motor oil gets dirty and can simply be cleaned and continue to be used as motor oil. It requires far less energy to re-refine motor oil than it takes to create new motor oil from crude oil.

Most people won’t be recycling their oil at home by themselves. The complex, equipment-intensive chemical processes required to convert cooking oil into biodiesel or to clean motor oil is generally beyond the capability of most DIYers, even those who are highly motivated.

However, many municipalities offer some kind of drop off stations where you can bring used motor oil, grease or cooking oil. Some automotive facilities also offer motor oil collection services. Never drain oil or grease down drains, and avoid throwing it out in the garbage. Always bring it to an approved recycling facility.

Recycling Cooking Oil Is Easy for Restaurants and Food Service Businesses

Some grease trap cleaning companies like Southern Green Industries also offer used cooking oil recycling services. Finding a single reliable provider who can manage both of these needs is often the ideal solution for food service businesses in the Atlanta area.

Not every grease trap servicing company also has their own waste cooking oil recycling facility. Even fewer offer entirely green, zero-landfill waste oil recycling and grease trap cleaning. At Southern Green Industries we’re proud to offer a uniquely ecofriendly full-service solution for our client’s waste disposal needs.

Your Waste Cooking Oil Is Literal Liquid Gold

Anyone in the restaurant business with experience working with or handling waste cooking oil understands that it’s not exactly an attractive or appetizing substance, especially at the end of its usable life.

Who would want that thick, cloudy, gross liquid? A lot of people – including thieves. Waste cooking oil theft is a serious issue. If it’s not properly stored and secured chance are your business will eventually be the victim of waste oil theft. What’s worse, these thieves aren’t concerned with damaging your property or making a mess while they make off with your waste oil.

Waste cooking oil theft is a problem because it can be recycled into valuable biodiesel fuel. There are a lot of ways in which biodiesel is actually superior to traditional petroleum-derived diesel, which is why it’s especially valuable. That’s an asset your business should be able to make use of – which is why providing a secure storage solution is one of our many services.

Restaurants, cafeterias and other businesses with waste oil recycling needs who contract with Southern Green Industries for waste oil recycling receive secure storage solutions that are easy to use. We can install a system that automatically transfers your used cooking oil from your fryers into our holding tanks for pickup or you can get a manual system where your staff transfers the waste oil outside to the receptacle by hand.

We’d recommend our integrated oil management system (iOMS) since it’s easy to use and eliminates the inherent risk of messes or injuries with having your employees transfer waste oil, but it’s up to you.

Whatever you decide Southern Green can custom fabricate a waste oil receptacle that’s the right size for your business.

Why You Should Trust Southern Green With Your Waste Oil Recycling

• Customers who use our iOMS never have to deal with messy, stinky oil bins or the spill or burn risks associated with transferring used cooking oil
• No heavy lifting required of you or your employees – our iOMS system handles the transfer automatically
• You won’t ever have messes to clean up around your exterior oil bins
• Our iOMS or standalone oil receptacles are safe, secure and are highly resistant to waste oil theft

Get Reliable Waste Oil Recycling from Southern Green Industries in Atlanta 

Are you looking for a turnkey oil recycling solution that pays a fair price for your business’s waste cooking oil? Every Southern Green Industries customer gets access to their own dashboard where they can see how much oil we’ve collected and what we’ve paid for their recycled cooking oil. This exceptional level of transparency ensures maximum accountability and lets you see for yourself that you’re being treated fairly.

Call us at (404) 419-6887 for a quote or to learn more about our fryer waste oil recycling services.