What is cooking oil?

Any oil used for frying or sauteing is considered cooking oil. Plant-derived oils, like canola and safflower, are most common, but some cooking oil can also contain animal fats.

Who would want old cooking oil?

Some industrious individuals are now using cooking oil to power their diesel vehicles. And companies large and small are using spent oil to create biodiesel, soaps, and industrial lubricants. Pretty cool!

Because products made from cooking oil have value, some businesses will even collect it for free.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (2)

  • Biodico — 426 Donze Ave.
  • Coastal Byproducts —

• Santa Barbara Area (1)

  • *Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center — University of California, Environmental Health and Safety Building, Building 565, Mesa Road

• Goleta & UCSB Area (2)

  • *Community Hazardous Waste Collection Center — University of California, Environmental Health and Safety Building, Building 565, Mesa Road
  • Ventura Rendering Company — P.O. Box 6537

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (2)

  • City of Lompoc Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility — 1585 N. "V" St
  • Vandenberg Air Force Base Balfour Beatty Communities Self-Help Store — 603 Juniper Street

• Outside Santa Barbara County (2)

  • Salinas Tallow Company, dba San Luis Tallow Company — 1 Work Circle (mailing address)
  • Ventura Rendering Company — P.O. Box 6537