Tips for recycling cooking oil

Oil is an element that we use daily in our kitchen and sometimes we use a large amount for frying, for example.
That oil, most of the time, ends up being thrown down the sink, which has a very negative impact on the environment.
In today’s blog we tell you how to properly recycle cooking oil.

The consequences of not recycling oil

Disposing of used oil down the sink drain has very negative consequences for the environment.

Although we associate that oil is a natural element, since we use it in our diet, if it ends up in water it is very polluting.

It is estimated that a liter of used oil that we dispose of incorrectly and ends up in the sea, can contaminate about a thousand liters of water.

In addition, it is very harmful to the pipes, and can clog them.

It can also lead to an increase in pests such as cockroaches and other insects.

What to do with used oil?

The most common thing is to store the oil that we are using to cook in used plastic bottles, whether they are 1.5 liters or 5-liter jugs.

Once the container is full, we must take it to a clean point that has specific containers to dispose of the used oil.

In some cities we can find this type of container in the urban nucleus.

With this oil, once it is recycled, biodiesel can be obtained.

But in addition to recycling it, we can reuse it in different ways.

We can reuse it to spread the molds when making a cake.

If we filter the oil to remove any remaining food or impurities, we can use it to make candles or even soaps.

We can also reuse it to polish wooden furniture or use it as a degreasing oil.

The important thing is not to throw it where we should not and do our bit to protect the environment.

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