Don't clog your drains: Jefferson County program recycles cooking oil
Don't clog your drains: Jefferson County program recycles cooking oil
TIME LAST YEAR. HEY, IF YOU ARE FRYING FOOD THIS HOLIDAY, JEFFERSON COUNTY IS URGING YOU TO PLEASE RECYCLE NOT JUST PLASTIC, BUT THE GREASE THAT YOU鈥橰E USING. THE COUNTY HAS A FREE PROGRAM TO HELP YOU OUT, SAYING DISPOSING OF THE USED GREASE YOURSELF CAN BE COSTLY, CLOGGING PIPES, THE SEWER SYSTEM OR ATTRACTING ANIMALS. IF YOU JUST POUR IT RIGHT, RIGHT IN YOUR YARD ON THE GROUND. BUT IT鈥橲 EASY TO TAKE PART IN THE COUNTY鈥橲 INITIATIVE. WE LOVE FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME TO ANY ONE OF OUR 21 ONE LOCATIONS AND PICK UP A PLASTIC CONTAINER FOR FREE. TAKE IT HOME WHEN YOUR GREASE COOLS OFF, POUR IT IN THAT CONTAINER, AND THEN WHEN IT鈥橲 FULL, JUST BRING IT BACK. AND THEN YOU CAN GET ANOTHER CONTAINER TO TAKE PART. YOU CAN PULL UP OUR 米兰体育 13 APP AN
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Don't clog your drains: Jefferson County program recycles cooking oil
Jefferson County is making sure that cooking oil doesn't clog sewer systems and cause overflows this holiday season.There are more than 21 free cooking oil recycling plants in Jefferson County as part of a program that has helped to recycle more than 39,000 gallons over 12 years. >> SAFETY: UAB practitioner warns of dangers of Thanksgiving cooking firesThe oil can be used for many things, but it is mostly turned into animal feed and biofuel, according to the program.To donate, the oil must follow these rules:Be edible (no motor oil)Be allowed to cool before being put into the containerThe container must not be glass>> Video: How to carve a turkeySearch the nearest location below.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. —
Jefferson County is making sure that cooking oil doesn't clog sewer systems and cause overflows this holiday season.
There are more than 21 free cooking oil recycling plants in Jefferson County as part of a program that has helped to recycle more than 39,000 gallons over 12 years.
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>> SAFETY: UAB practitioner warns of dangers of Thanksgiving cooking fires
The oil can be used for many things, but it is mostly turned into animal feed and biofuel, according to the program.
To donate, the oil must follow these rules:
- Be edible (no motor oil)
- Be allowed to cool before being put into the container
- The container must not be glass
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Search the nearest location below.