Churches take part in Jefferson County program to recycle cooking oil
Churches take part in Jefferson County program to recycle cooking oil
OUT HOW IT STARTED. IT鈥橲 ENVIRONMENTAL SUNDAY FOR TWO JEFFERSON COUNTY CHURCHES WHERE LEADERS ARE WORKING TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT COOKING OIL, RECYCLING. OFFICIALS SAY AROUND 75% OF ALL SEWER BLOCKAGES ARE CAUSED BY FATS, OILS AND GREASE. THAT鈥橲 WHY PEOPLE WERE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR JUGS OF OIL TO SAINT MARY鈥橲 AND HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCHES THIS MORNING. ORGANIZERS SAY IT鈥橲 CRUCIAL TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE COUNTY鈥橲 RECYCLING PROGRAM. THIS PROTECTS OUR EARTH. THIS IS ONE THING THAT PROTECTS OUR ENVIRONMENT. BY DISPOSING YOUR YOUR COOKING OIL. AND IT鈥橲 RECYCLING. YOU KNOW, IT鈥橲 RECYCLING. YOU KNOW, WE鈥橰E PROTECTING GOD鈥橲 EARTH. AND THAT鈥橲 WHAT IT鈥橲 ALL ABOUT. THERE ARE MORE THAN 20 FREE OIL RECYCLING PLANTS ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY. IF YOU CAN FIND US, YOU CAN FIND A CENTER NEAR YOU
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Churches take part in Jefferson County program to recycle cooking oil
Some churches in Jefferson County took part in an effort to help recycle more used cooking oil and grease.The Passionist Communities of Alabama sponsored an Environmental Recycling Sunday, held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fairfield and Holy Family Catholic Church in Ensley.People were able to pick up a jug container to fill with their used cooking oil and grease, then bring those filled containers to recycling drop-off locations throughout the county.These are the guidelines in the recycling program:Only edible oil products are accepted (cooking oil or grease).Allow the oil to cool before pouring it into a container.Use a free container provided at recycling locations or your own container with a sealed lid; glass containers are not allowed.Fuel or motor oil will not be accepted.Jefferson County provided a list of household cooking oil and grease recycling centers, listed below:Adamsville Pharmacy, 3633 Gray Avenue, AdamsvilleBirmingham Botanical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Road, BirminghamBessemer Fire Station No. 3, 2316 Morgan Road, BessemerBessemer Fire Station No. 4, 495 Flint Hill Road, BessemerBessemer Recycling Center, 1601 1st Avenue North, BessemerGardendale Fire Station No. 1, 1811 Decatur Highway, GardendaleGraysville Fire Station No. 2, 1200 1st Avenue SE, GraysvilleHomewood Fire Station No. 3, 250 Snow Drive, HomewoodHueytown City Hall, 1318 Hueytown Road, HueytownJefferson County Refueling Station, 2420 8th Avenue North, BirminghamKeep Birmingham Beautiful Office, 4721 Avenue W, BirminghamLeeds Fire Station No. 2, 8475 1st Avenue SE, LeedsLegion Field Stadium 鈥� Lot M, 400 Graymont Avenue, BirminghamMidfield Fire Station, 704 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, MidfieldNorth Smithfield Greenleaf Heights, 4635 North Smithfield Drive, BirminghamPinson Recycling Center, 4410 Main Street, PinsonTarrant City Hall, 1604 Pinson Valley Parkway, TarrantTrussville Fire Station No. 2, 7317 Roper Road, TrussvilleTrussville Fire Station No. 3, 8160 Gadsden Highway, TrussvilleUAB Campus, 620 11th Street South, BirminghamVestavia Hills, 3400 Chestnut Ridge Lane, Vestavia HillsThe recycling program is sponsored by the Jefferson County Commission Department of Environmental Services Department, Cooking Oil and Grease Control.For more information or if you have questions, call 205-238-3876.Read more: Don't clog your drains: Jefferson County program recycles cooking oil
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. —
Some churches in Jefferson County took part in an effort to help recycle more used cooking oil and grease.
The Passionist Communities of Alabama sponsored an Environmental Recycling Sunday, held at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fairfield and Holy Family Catholic Church in Ensley.
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People were able to pick up a jug container to fill with their used cooking oil and grease, then bring those filled containers to recycling drop-off locations throughout the county.
These are the guidelines in the recycling program:
- Only edible oil products are accepted (cooking oil or grease).
- Allow the oil to cool before pouring it into a container.
- Use a free container provided at recycling locations or your own container with a sealed lid; glass containers are not allowed.
- Fuel or motor oil will not be accepted.
Jefferson County provided a list of household cooking oil and grease recycling centers, listed below:
- Adamsville Pharmacy, 3633 Gray Avenue, Adamsville
- Birmingham Botanical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Road, Birmingham
- Bessemer Fire Station No. 3, 2316 Morgan Road, Bessemer
- Bessemer Fire Station No. 4, 495 Flint Hill Road, Bessemer
- Bessemer Recycling Center, 1601 1st Avenue North, Bessemer
- Gardendale Fire Station No. 1, 1811 Decatur Highway, Gardendale
- Graysville Fire Station No. 2, 1200 1st Avenue SE, Graysville
- Homewood Fire Station No. 3, 250 Snow Drive, Homewood
- Hueytown City Hall, 1318 Hueytown Road, Hueytown
- Jefferson County Refueling Station, 2420 8th Avenue North, Birmingham
- Keep Birmingham Beautiful Office, 4721 Avenue W, Birmingham
- Leeds Fire Station No. 2, 8475 1st Avenue SE, Leeds
- Legion Field Stadium 鈥� Lot M, 400 Graymont Avenue, Birmingham
- Midfield Fire Station, 704 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Midfield
- North Smithfield Greenleaf Heights, 4635 North Smithfield Drive, Birmingham
- Pinson Recycling Center, 4410 Main Street, Pinson
- Tarrant City Hall, 1604 Pinson Valley Parkway, Tarrant
- Trussville Fire Station No. 2, 7317 Roper Road, Trussville
- Trussville Fire Station No. 3, 8160 Gadsden Highway, Trussville
- UAB Campus, 620 11th Street South, Birmingham
- Vestavia Hills, 3400 Chestnut Ridge Lane, Vestavia Hills
The recycling program is sponsored by the Jefferson County Commission Department of Environmental Services Department, Cooking Oil and Grease Control.
For more information or if you have questions, call 205-238-3876.
Read more: Don't clog your drains: Jefferson County program recycles cooking oil