Cooking Oil

Yes cooking oil can be recycled.

Used cooking oil must not be disposed of via the drainage system as it can lead to blockages.

RECYCLE 
Where?

• Please take them to the Brighton Household Waste & Recycling site on Wilson Avenue or the Hove Household Waste & Recycling site on the Old Shoreham Road. See here for exact locations and opening times. For more details contact City Clean on 01273 292929.
• If you are unable to get to the Waste & Recycling sites then please bring to the Green Centre at Brighton Open Market. More details here. [Please bring your oil in a screw top plastic bottle no larger than 2 litres. We are not able to accept glass bottles or flip top lids.]

How?

• If taking to the Household Waste & Recycling site please put it in a sealed leak-proof container and place it on the oil deposit table.
• Do not worry about small particles of food matter left in the oil - this will be sieved out. DO NOT INCLUDE oil contaminated with animal fat.
• The following oils can be accepted;
  • maize
  • olive
  • palm
  • rapeseed
  • soya
  • sunflower
  • safflower
  • sesame
  • almond
  • coconut
  • groundnut
  • peanut
  • walnut oil