For Rhode Island residents deep frying their turkeys this Thanksgiving, the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) provides the perfect recycling service for that leftover waste – a cooking oil collection that recycles and converts the waste into alternative, sustainable fuel.
At the cooking oil collection service that RIRRC provides year-round, residents simply visit the small vehicle disposal area at the Johnston Landfill during normal operating hours and pour their waste oil into one of two 55-gallon collection drums stationed at the facility.
The oil is then collected by Newport Biodiesel, a Rhode Island company that converts the oil into a clean-burning, sustainable fuel used throughout the region.
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Cooking oil should never be poured down the drain and can only be disposed with the trash when sealed in a watertight container. Therefore, recycle that cooking oil in the best way possible this holiday season with a visit to the Central Landfill!
Residents can drop off their cooking oil waste during normal operating hours; Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and on Saturdays from 6:00 a.m. to noon. RIRRC is closed on Thanksgiving Day. For more information, call 401-942-1430 ext. 775.
