A closed container, a set schedule, a licensed hauler and a record of every pickup.
Every fryer in your kitchen eventually makes the same waste: used cooking oil. If it sits in an overflowing bin out back, goes down a drain or leaves with a truck you do not know, the problem is yours. Here is how a proper pickup works for an Atlanta restaurant.
Oil poured down a drain turns into grease in your lines and your grease trap, and that leads to backups and violations. Oil that spills from a damaged container can reach a storm drain. And since your kitchen made the waste, your kitchen is responsible for where it goes. Used cooking oil can be processed into products such as biodiesel, so recycling it is better than getting rid of it.
Keep a record of each pickup next to your grease trap and hood cleaning reports. If an inspector, your landlord or your corporate office asks where your oil goes, you can show them in a minute. For what the city's inspector checks on the grease side, see our post on City of Atlanta grease trap requirements.
Used cooking oil has value, so containers are sometimes emptied by someone who is not your hauler. A container that is emptier than it should be, a broken lid or lock, or a pickup with no record are warning signs.
TruShine collects used cooking oil and also handles grease traps, drain jetting, hood and exhaust cleaning and deep cleaning. One crew, one calendar, one set of records. See our used cooking oil service in Atlanta. Carolinas kitchens: read our Charlotte guide.
20 minutes. We check your hood schedule, grease trap records, fire suppression status and used cooking oil documentation before an inspector does.
Or call Atlanta: 678-751-8871
20 minutes. No charge. No obligation. We check your kitchen before an inspector does.
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