Water Quality District - Hazardous Waste
Cooking Oil
Disposal Options
Dispose:
- If oil is solid at room temperature, place in the trash.
- If oil is liquid at room temperature:
Small Quantities:
- Place liquid cooking oil in a sealed container with an absorbent material such as paper towels, tissues or sawdust, and place in the trash.
Large Quantities (such as oil from a turkey fryer):
- If the cooking oil is vegetable oil, contact Sustainable Systems, LLC (243-4269) to find out if they can use it to make bio-diesel fuel (note: You can buy bio-diesel for your vehicle at Cenex in Missoula)!
- Contact a restaurant to see if they can collect it with their grease for disposal.
The Residential Disposal Guide is provided by the Missoula Valley Water Quality District as a public service and is not an endorsement of specific businesses, services or products. Any omissions or inaccuracies are unintentional. Please contact us with corrections or additions. Call businesses or agencies to confirm hours, locations and charges for services, if any. For information on disposal of items not listed, email or call the Water Quality District at 406-258-4890, M - F, 8 am to 5 pm.
Much of the information provided is from the Washington County, MN, Dept. of Public Health and Environment website.
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