New Year's Eve is a time to enjoy together - with oliebollen, appelbeignets and conviviality. But what do you do with the pan full of oil afterwards? Never throw it in the sink, toilet or rubbish bin. It causes blockages and is bad for the environment. Fortunately, there is a simple and sustainable solution: turn it in.
Keep the bottle
Before frying, set the empty oil bottle aside. Let the oil cool down well after frying and pour it back into the bottle. This will prevent messes and make it easy to take the bottle with you. Return full bottles at environmental centres or the Kringloopplein using your environmental card. Many supermarkets also have a collection point. Check frying fatrecyclehet.co.uk for a location near you.
Other oil is also part of it
Leftover oil from jars of sundried tomatoes, tuna or feta? Those don't belong in the sink either, toilet or waste bin. Collect them in an empty plastic bottle (with no deposit) and return it once the bottle is full.
Why submit?
Used oil and grease are recycled into biofuel. So you help reduce waste and together we start the new year clean and sustainable.
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