Used Cooking Oil

Identification: Cooking oil is commonly used in households and restaurants as a means to cook or fry foods. Used cooking oil includes animal- or plant-based liquid or semi-solid oil that is no longer fit for human consumption.

Preparation: For quantities of one gallon or more, place in a sealed and labeled container. Do not mix with other waste. Household cooking oil in quantities less than one gallon may be disposed of at the landfill with your trash. However, options for reuse and re-purposing are available.

Restaurants and Businesses with larger quantities of cooking oil and grease should refer to the FNSB Notice Regarding Disposing or Recycling Used Cooking Oil & Grease

Items not accepted: explosives, medical, radioactive, and unidentified wastes are not accepted

Where to Recycle: Used Cooking Oil is accepted at the following locations:

NRC Alaska LLC
1315 Queens Way
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-328-7025

Arctic Biofuels
(907) 488-1001

Fairbanks Pumping & Thawing
(907) 488-6844

Household Cooking oil in small quantities is accepted at:

FNSB Solid Waste Division Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
455 Sanduri Street
(907) 459-1482
Staffed Assistance: Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.