Recycle Your Cooking Oil
Cooking oil is a valuable commodity that can become a major nuisance if it is introduced into municipal wastewater. In most localities it is illegal for restaurants to dump their used cooking oil in drains or sewers. San Francisco alone spends over $3.5 million a year to extract oils from wastewater. Those oils are then much more difficult to refine into fuels due to contamination and excess water residue in the oil. Residential disposal of used cooking oil is coming under greater scrutiny, with regulatory actions pending.
Converting material that would otherwise present a strain on resources into valuable fuel is a double win for any community. Sirona Fuels offers free used cooking oil collection services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and provides grease trap waste collection for a reasonable fee. We also offer programs in which recycling cooking oil with us can result in donations being made to local schools or in the businesses receiving direct payments from us.
To sign up for our used cooking oil collection program please contact us at 510.868.9229 or by email at plant@sironafuels.com
Bay Area Grease Drop Off Locations
| Name | Location | Grease Type | Areas Accepted | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Treatment Plant | Martinez | brown | within CCCSD service area only under a CCCSD Waste Hauler Permit | |
| City of Millbrae | Millbrae | yellow, brown | Residential used cooking oil by appointment only. | (650) 259-2388 |
| City of Palo Alto, Recycle Center | Palo Alto | yellow | City of Palo Alto | (650) 496-5910 |
| City of Palo Alto, RWQCP | Palo Alto | brown | City of Palo Alto | (650) 617-3165 |
| East Bay Municipal Utility District | Oakland | yellow, brown | All areas | (510) 287-1632 |
| Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency | Marina, CA | brown | Within Monterey County only | (831) 883-1118 |
| North San Mateo County Sanitation District | Daly City | yellow | Daly City, Broadmoor Village, Westborough Water District, parts of Colma | (650) 991-8208 |
| Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District | Elk Grove | yellow, brown | Sacramento County | (916) 876-6361 |
| Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District | Roseville | yellow, brown | Sacramento County | (916) 876-6361 |
| Sacramento Rendering Company | Sacramento | yellow | Northern California | (916) 363-4821 |
| South Bayside Systems Authority | Redwood City | yellow, brown | San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties | (650) 591-7121 |