Many people do not think of oil when it comes to the notion of recycling. Materials such as cardboard, plastic and paper are most commonly brought to mind. However, in a bid to save the planet and help others be much more eco-friendly, companies have started up that allow you to recycle the very common kitchen ingredient.

The masses and masses of restaurants all over Nevada means that there is a lot of used cooking oil that is simply being thrown away. Instead, make the environmentally-friendly choice and recycle your used cooking oil.

How to recycle the used oil

Luckily you do not have to do any of the research or the hard work yourself. In fact, used cooking oil recycling in Reno companies make the service as easy as possible, therefore encouraging you to recycle your used cooking oil.

The service will include used cooking oil collection in Reno as well as transport to a used cooking oil disposal facility. There is almost nothing that needs to be done on your part.

Once the oil is at the plant it will go through several stages in order to fully clean and purify it. This will ensure that it is up to standard to be resold into other industries.

The oil is initially heated up to a set temperature in order to move anything undesirable that may be floating in the liquid. Once this is complete the used cooking oil is shifted into another tank where its two components (emulsion and water) are separated.

When this process is complete the company are able to sell the now recycled oil for a profit to companies who require oil, such as in the biodiesel industry.

Grease traps – how to keep them clean

Cleaning out your grease traps can be an arduous and quite frankly rather unpleasant process. Unfortunately, this procedure must also be done frequently (every 1-3 months depending on the usage). This is why it is recommended that you hire a company specializing in grease trap cleaning in Reno or grease trap pumping in Reno.

Hiring a professional service will not only avoid you having to do the task yourself, but you can also be safe in the knowledge that it was done correctly. Doing this process incorrectly can lead to problems with oil and waste in your pipes.