City of Orlando Hosts Free Used Cooking Oil Recycling Event for Residents After the Thanksgiving Holiday

WHAT:
This Thanksgiving holiday, residents across Central Florida will use cooking oil to prepare their big feasts and in some cases even deep fry a turkey as part of the festivities.

But what can residents do with all the grease or oil left-over after cooking?

On Tuesday, November 29, the City of Orlando is hosting a free used cooking oil recycling event at City Hall to collect the oil and grease from this year’s Thanksgiving feasts.

Recycling cooking oil this Thanksgiving holiday will help prevent thousands of gallons of used cooking oil from ending up in local landfills and clogging sewer systems.

HOW:
The following types of oils can be recycled:

• Grease leftover from cooking of animal fats (i.e. bacon grease)
• Vegetable Oil
• Corn oil
• Olive oil
• Peanut oil
• Sesame oil
• Soybean oil
• Sunflower oil
• Canola oil (Rapeseed oil)
• Lard

Cooking oil should free of water, soap suds and food scraps, and should be transported in a clean, non-breakable, leak-proof container with a tight lid.

WHEN:
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Rotunda, Orlando City Hall
400 South Orange Avenue
Parking in the City Commons garage will be validated for citizens recycling cooking oil.

YEAR ROUND COOKING OIL RECYCLING:
Citizens can make an impact in their community and the environment by recycling used cooking oil all year long. The City of Orlando Wastewater Division offers free recycling of used cooking oil Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 5100 L.B. McLeod Road. For more information call 407.246.2213 or visit cityoforlando.net/grease.

GREEN WORKS ORLANDO:
This event supports Mayor Dyer’s green initiative, Green Works Orlando, which is the City’s comprehensive plan to protect our natural resources, encourage environmentally-friendly lifestyles and business practices and engage everyone who lives, works and visits Central Florida in the effort to “go green.”

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