Category: Community & Environmental Impact

Table of Contents The Tampa Fryer Story: Why Knowing Your Oil Matters Every day in Tampa kitchens, hot oil leaves the fryer carrying the flavors of grouper sandwiches, Cuban bread, and plantain chips. When that oil cools it turns from culinary hero to potential plumbing villain. Pouring it down the drain hardens it inside sewer…

Inside the service, science, and sustainability that turn fryer grease into clean fuel.

Different cities recommend safely disposing of residential used cooking oil through regional programs tailored to local infrastructure: Miami focuses on protecting Biscayne Bay and storm drains, Tampa emphasizes marine biodiesel potential, Orlando coordinates with commercial facilities, Jacksonville prioritizes waterway protection, New Jersey implements county level mandates, while Atlanta integrates collection with existing waste services. Miami’s…

While Roman engineers mixed volcanic ash and lime for immortal harbors, we pour liquid gold down our drains. Medieval traders valued used cooking oil like currency. Today, after deep frying in our cooking pan, we see leftover cooking oil as waste. But your used cooking oil could become plastic wrap, grow mushrooms, or burn as…

Used cooking oil recycling prevents costly plumbing disasters and environmental damage while generating rebates up to $0.65/gallon. Choose wrong and face $10,000 fines, grease-blocked drains, and permanent business closure.

When environmental attorneys discover what grease recyclers already know about compliance marketing By Jorge Argota, Co founder of Grease Connections During my transition from legal marketing to grease recycling, I discovered something fascinating: restaurant grease traps and industrial discharge permits share the same DNA. Both exist at the intersection of environmental compliance, regulatory fear, and…

What happens when a legal marketer enters the used cooking oil industry? Surprisingly profitable parallels. By Jorge Argota, Co Founder of Grease Connections After years helping law firms acquire clients at $300-$1,200 per lead, I entered the grease recycling industry. What I discovered shocked me: the same principles that help attorneys sign retainers also help…

That bacon grease in your pan could power delivery trucks—recycled cooking oil becomes biodiesel fuel. Will you trash it or transform it? Jump to a question What do they do with recycled cooking oil? Recycled cooking oil still has plenty of life left. It’s turned into biodiesel, eco-friendly soaps, lubricants, and even animal-feed supplements. Recycling…

Quick answers to the most common grease disposal mistakes that damage pipes and harm the environment.

No, you should not put olive oil down the sink. Can you put olive oil down the sink? Pouring olive oil down the drain can cause severe plumbing issues and environmental hazards. This article explains why it’s harmful and offers safe disposal methods.