Waste cooking oil collections

If your business creates waste cooking oil you must ensure that it is stored properly in sealed containers, that none is allowed to spill and that it is collected by a licensed waste carrier who will take it to an authorised site for recovery or disposal.

Below are the key points from Guidance issued jointly by the Food Standards Agency, Cabinet Office, Environment Agency, Defra, HM Revenue & Customs and LACORS.

Waste cooking oil must not be poured down drains or sewers because this leads to blockages and odour or vermin problems and may also pollute watercourses leading to problems for wildlife. Such action could result in prosecution.
Waste cooking oil should not be disposed of with the rest of the catering or kitchen waste because it may cause spillages leading to odour or pollution problems or waste contractors may refuse to remove it. Liquid wastes are now banned from landfill.
Waste cooking oil from catering premises can no longer be used as an ingredient in animal feed. This change was introduced in 2004 under the Animal By-Products Regulation EC 1774/2002.
Anyone using waste cooking oil from catering premises as an animal-feed, as an ingredient in animal-feed, or who consigns their waste cooking oil to such animal feed operations commits an offence.
For more information visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Companies collecting used cooking oil within Tower Hamlets

We have provided below a list of companies that collect used cooking oil from businesses in Tower Hamlets and will provide you with the necessary Duty of Care Waste Transfer Notes. They will also normally provide suitable containers for storing waste oil.
Please note that there may be other companies offering a collection service within Tower Hamlets and that inclusion on the list does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Businesses should satisfy themselves as to the legality of their waste disposal arrangements.

Waste cooking oil collections

Companies collecting used cooking oil within Tower Hamlets

Proper Oils

Fat Management

Fryclean UCO

Grays Waste Services Ltd

Hep Oils

Kent Raw Materials

Living Fuels

Pure Fuels Ltd