Seasonal & Holidays

Don't Flush The Fat! Holiday Grease Collection In Lakewood

Thanksgiving cooking fat can clog drains and sewers. Bring it to a Lakewood collection site to be turned into biodiesel fuel.

LAKEWOOD, CO – A holiday turkey that feeds a family gathering can generate about a cup of fat –for those who deep fry their turkeys, even more. But what happens to all that fat after the holiday? Many people pour the fat down their sinks or flush it down the toilet, causing congealed buildups in their pipes and the nation's sewer systems.

The City of Lakewood has teamed up with Colorado renewable-energy company ClearEcos to collect that holiday kitchen fat and turn it into biodiesel fuel, most of which is used right here in Colorado.
How to donate your holiday kitchen fat:

  • Make sure cooking fat is cool
  • Strain out food particles and pour into a container (preferably the container that held the fat before)
  • Do not add water or any other additives
  • Seal container tightly
  • Bring to cooking fat recycling center and carefully pour into collection barrels.

The recycling events take place Saturday and Sunday Nov. 24 and 25 from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Quail Street Recycling Center 1068 Quail St.

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For more information visit Lakewood.org/Recycling or call 303.987.7190


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