Frying fat, cooking oil and fatty gravy can be recycled if you hand them in separately.
You can offer leftover frying fat and cooking oil to the managers of one of the recycling centers or at the Kringloopplein Nieuw-Lekkerland recycling center. Some supermarkets, hardware stores, thrift shops, and (sports) clubs also have a special collection bin for frying fat and cooking oil.
What belongs where?
Yes, with frying fat and cooking oil
- baking and frying fat
- frying fat (in packaging)
- fondue oil (in bottle)
- frying oil (in bottle)
- olive oil
- oil for food preparation
- fatty gravy
Not for frying fat and cooking oil
When small toxic waste
- lubricating oil
- grease
When residual waste
- candle wax
- kitchen paper soiled with cooking fat or cooking oil
- napkins with food scraps
- rags dirty with oil, grease or paint
Tips for disposing of frying fat and cooking oil
- Allow the frying fat, cooking oil or fatty gravy to cool first.
- Pour it back into the original container or another sealable container, such as a milk carton or plastic bottle with a screw cap.
- Close the packaging properly.
- Please return the used frying fat, including packaging, to one of the recycling centres.
Note:
- You are not allowed to put frying fat in a deep fryer you intend to discard. This is because the fat leaks out of the pan during transport. It also contaminates other discarded electrical equipment in the container; this is unhygienic and unsafe (a slip hazard) for the recycling worker. It also complicates the recycling of the equipment.
- Don't pour oil and grease down the sink, they clog your drain and sewer.
- Lubricating oil and grease are small chemical waste (SCW). Hand it in to the recycling center.
Reuse
Frying fat and cooking oil are reused. They are raw materials for the production of biofuel or biodiesel. Biofuels cause less CO2 emissions.2 and particulate matter than fuels made from mineral oils. The fat and oil are given a second life; they are not incinerated with residual waste. This is good for the environment. Please help us by separating your fats and oils.
> Find out more about the recycling process and find collection points at Frituurvetrecyclehet.nl