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Disposing of cooking oil?

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Originally posted by: ivan2
err how about pour it down the drain?
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I guess if you're at the house of someone you don't like, that would be an option. I wouldn't recommend it at your own house.
 
If it's still hot don't put it in a plastic bottle, obviously. I use a lot of alfredo sauce for pasta so I keep a couple jars around to pour bacon grease or any other kind of oil into. Just cap it off when full and toss in the trash.
 
Store it, post up on craigslist that you have X amount of cooking oil, free to a good home. Someone that makes biodiesel or as an oil car will take it off your hands.
 
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Jesus, just dump it on the lawn or down the drain. This ain't motor oil.
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Not a good idea at all to dump it down the drain...
 
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: Kyle
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Jesus, just dump it on the lawn or down the drain. This ain't motor oil.
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Not a good idea at all to dump it down the drain...
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He's moving 😉
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I actually am. 🙂 My mother always told me not to pour it down the drain especially animal fat that will re solidify.
 
your mom is correct, do not dump it down the drain.

i just cut the top off a milk jug, pour the grease in there and take it to the apt complex dumpster.

just find something to put it in and throw it in the trash.
 
Originally posted by: Kyle
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Jesus, just dump it on the lawn or down the drain. This ain't motor oil.
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Not a good idea at all to dump it down the drain...
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In large quantities, it is probably a bad idea. But I send small quantities down all the time. I make sure the water is plenty hot, the garbage disposal is running and there is plentey of detergent going along with it.
 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: Kyle
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Jesus, just dump it on the lawn or down the drain. This ain't motor oil.
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Not a good idea at all to dump it down the drain...
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In large quantities, it is probably a bad idea. But I send small quantities down all the time. I make sure the water is plenty hot, the garbage disposal is running and there is plentey of detergent going along with it.
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Yeah....oil + other stuff is what makes a clog. If it doesn't solidify at room temp, you're better off than dumping melted crisco down the drain. Otherwise, oil and hot water will basically go down alright...

I suggest dumping lye down your drain every 6 months anyhow to clean the line.
 
Sheesh... get a cheap funnel or make one out of the top 1/2 of a 2 liter bottle, dump the grease into a clean empty gallon milk jug, and take it to your local wendys or whatever and see if you can dump it into their grease container out back by the dumpster. problem solved. but I realize that this actually takes both "giving a shit about the environment" + "effort"
 
Originally posted by: nerp
just fill a coffee can or two with it then build an outdoor bonfire around it. It will burn off and smell delicious.
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This is especially true for bacon grease!
 
Originally posted by: thepd7
Originally posted by: Injury
Originally posted by: Muse
Myself, I'd pour it over my compost pile.
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You know that's not good for a compost pile, right?
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Originally posted by: Kyle
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Jesus, just dump it on the lawn or down the drain. This ain't motor oil.
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Not a good idea at all to dump it down the drain...
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Oil != Grease
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I am aware of this...
just a quick google search shows I'm not crazy...however I'm not saying a little oil would hurt anything, just not a good idea to dump a deep fryer's worth down the drain

oil
oil
oil

I know a those may not be that reputable, just showing that I didnt make up the "no oil down the drain" thing.

I mean, it's easy enough to dispose of properly, why risk dumping it down the drain.
 
Just pour it into the trash and take it out. Did you really have to bother ATOT with such a dumb question? I think my 4yr niece could have figured that out.
 
Find out where some bio-diesel folks live. Put the oil out underneath a box with a stick and a string holding it up.

Wait, and soon you'll trap yourself a hippie. 😛







(I kid, I kid.)

 
Add lye to it - this will turn it into soap. Chicken & french fry scented soap.
 

Oil shouldn't pose a problem in drainage system in small quantity. However it might go rancid in the P-trap if the trap doesn't get much use (oil float).

 
Originally posted by: Kyle
Originally posted by: thepd7
Originally posted by: Injury
Originally posted by: Muse
Myself, I'd pour it over my compost pile.
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You know that's not good for a compost pile, right?
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Originally posted by: Kyle
Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Jesus, just dump it on the lawn or down the drain. This ain't motor oil.
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Not a good idea at all to dump it down the drain...
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Oil != Grease
Click to expand...

I am aware of this...
just a quick google search shows I'm not crazy...however I'm not saying a little oil would hurt anything, just not a good idea to dump a deep fryer's worth down the drain

oil
oil
oil

I know a those may not be that reputable, just showing that I didnt make up the "no oil down the drain" thing.

I mean, it's easy enough to dispose of properly, why risk dumping it down the drain.
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From your first link:

"That will send it straight into our lakes, rivers, streams and oceans, polluting animal habitats."

What does the author think vegetable oil is?

The second link is actually the same as the first.

The third link is mixed.

Fair enough though, I can agree that pouring massive amounts of oil down the drain is a bad idea. But because of clogs. It's perfectly fine for the environment.
 
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