UCO or Used Cooking Oils are cooking waste. Restaurants & other businesses in the food & beverage industry produce UCO in abundant amounts every day all over the USA. Cooking Oils are part of our daily food habits. We can not stop consuming cooking oils. But what we can do is handle them responsibly after they are being used.

Used cooking oils are hazardous waste. They can create different problems if treated improperly. We can not reuse cooking oils as they lose their food value, and turn toxic after being used once. If we do, that can lead us to some fatal diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, liver diseases, and even CANCER.

UCO are dangerous not only for our health but also they can be a threat to the environment of our beloved city if we don’t treat them accordingly.

Always remember not to pour used cooking oils into the sink or throw them out in the ground with all the other garbage. Please note that UCO’s are not garbage. We can recycle them. We can make very useful & important products out of them such as biodiesel or pet foods. Plus, the way you handle your UCO affects your business and creates an impact on the view of your employees, and on the shape of how your customers see your contribution to the environment.

Did you know? It is obligatory for commercial kitchens to be equipped with the proper facility to store their used cooking oils. It is also mandatory to hand them over to a licensed IKG Hauler (also known as UCO collector). You should never trust anyone who is neither licensed nor experience to hand over your stored UCO.

NOTE: DO NOT STORE USED COOKING OILS NEAR YOUR FRIDGE OR OVEN.