Specialist cooking oil recycling is just another free service offered by the WMRC to help residents manage their waste wisely.

You can now drop your old cooking oil at the West Metro Recycling Centre for FREE, thanks to a partnership with Auscol!

What will my old cooking oil be used for?

Auscol can recycle your old oil into a renewable biofuel that is used in heavy transport.

What’s in and what’s out?

Plant based oils are in and animal fats are out. See table for examples:

Accepted – plant based oils, including:	Not accepted
Vegetable	Animal fats (they solidify on cooling)
Olive (including blends)
Coconut
Canola
Sunflower
Sesame seed

How much cooking oil do you accept?

Household quantities <20L are accepted. Contact us for where to take commercial quantities.

What should I do with animal fats?

Allow to solidify before scraping into a glass (NOT plastic) container and placing into your red-lidded general waste bin. NEVER pour any fats or vegetable cooking oils  down your kitchen drain as they can cause fatbergs and damage drain pipes.

Need more info?

Call the Recycling Hotline on 9384 6711.