Used cooking oil · Yellow grease · California
Cooking Oil Prices: What Is Your Used Oil Worth?
Used cooking oil, yellow grease and bulk food-grade oil are recyclable commodities with real market value. We buy cooking oil and pay top dollar for qualifying material — from a single kitchen fryer to full truckloads, with service across every county in Northern, Central and Southern California.
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Used Cooking Oil Price Calculator
Enter your fryer and collection details for an estimated monthly rebate range. The result is a starting point, not a guaranteed offer; actual pricing requires a review of your oil, volume, location and service setup.
Get paid for your used cooking oil.
Your old fryer oil is worth money. Tell us about your kitchen and we'll estimate the rebate check you can earn every month and every year.
Examples show the top of each estimated range.
Used Cooking Oil Can Be a Recyclable Commodity
A routine kitchen byproduct may have recoverable value when it is kept clean, stored correctly and collected at a practical volume.
Used cooking oil, also called yellow grease, can be processed into renewable fuel and other useful products. Restaurants, food manufacturers, stadiums, malls, amusement parks, distributors and commercial kitchens may be able to turn this material into an additional source of revenue.
The amount from one fryer or container may seem modest, but monthly and yearly totals can add up. Used oil, off-spec oil, food-grade grease, tallow, lard and shortening can all hold value when the material qualifies for recovery.
Market conditions change, so there is no permanent price per gallon. Use the calculator as an estimate, then let our team review your actual material and route.
Get current pricing for your oil
Tell us what you produce, how much you have and where it is stored. We will review current pricing for qualifying material.
What Determines Your Used Cooking Oil Price?
Your final price reflects the usable oil in the load and the work required to collect, transport and process it.
Type of oil, grease or food-grade fat
Estimated gallons available each month
Collection frequency and route fit
Storage setup and site accessibility
Water, food solids and other contamination
Location and hauling requirements
Bulk tanks, drums, totes, pallets or packaged cases
Clean, source-separated fryer oil is generally easier to recycle than material mixed with water, food waste, chemicals or other contaminants. Expired or off-spec bulk oil may also have value, although packaging, labor and processing needs can affect the final offer.
Why Yellow Grease Prices Move
Used cooking oil pricing is connected to supply, demand, processing capacity and the renewable-fuel market.
Used cooking oil is commonly processed into biodiesel and renewable diesel feedstock. When renewable-fuel producers need more lower-carbon feedstocks, collection demand may increase. When demand, fuel-credit values or refinery conditions change, pricing may move down.
Transportation, processing costs, regional supply and the condition of each load also matter. That is why a current account review is more reliable than an old fixed price found online.
The calculator provides an estimated range. A confirmed offer follows a review of current market conditions and your specific material.
Clean oil may support a stronger value
Call before water, food solids, damaged packaging or mixed waste reduces the recoverable portion of your oil.
Oils, Grease and Food-Grade Fats We Evaluate
Recurring restaurant oil and larger bulk inventories follow different collection and pricing paths.
Turn Waste Oil Into a Revenue Opportunity
Recovered value can help offset operating, storage and removal costs, but the material should be evaluated before its condition declines.
Restaurants and kitchens
Recurring collection can turn fryer oil into a conditional monthly rebate while keeping the service area organized.
Manufacturers and distributors
Bulk expired or off-spec inventory may recover value while reducing warehouse and handling costs.
One-time and scheduled loads
We review route frequency, truck access, containers, labor and documentation before confirming terms.
Cooking Oil Collection Across California
Open your county or city page for local collection information, cooking oil pricing estimates, storage options and manifest details.
Southern California
Routes around Vernon, Commerce, City of Industry and the Harbor corridor.
Routes around Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine and the Buena Park food corridor.
Routes around Riverside, Corona, Perris and the Temecula Valley.
Routes around Ontario, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga and the I-10 logistics belt.
Routes around San Diego, Otay Mesa, Escondido and the North County corridor.
Routes around Oxnard, Ventura, Camarillo and the Santa Clara River Valley.
Central California
Routes around Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc and the Highway 101 corridor.
Routes around Bakersfield, Shafter, Delano and the Highway 99 freight corridor.
Routes around Fresno, Clovis, Selma and the central valley processing belt.
Routes around Stockton, Tracy, Lodi and the I-5 / I-205 distribution belt.
Northern California
Routes around Sacramento, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova and the I-80 corridor.
Routes around Oakland, Hayward, Fremont and the East Bay industrial corridor.
Routes around San Jose, Santa Clara, Gilroy and the South Bay food corridor.
Routes around San Francisco, Bayview, Mission Bay and the downtown hotel district.
Routes around Concord, Richmond, Antioch and the Highway 4 corridor.
Not listed? We route throughout each county — call (888) 697-8910 or request a pickup.
Research and market context
Authoritative California references
California programs and energy reporting provide context for lower-carbon fuels and the recycled feedstocks used to produce them. These sources explain the broader market; they do not set the price offered for an individual load.
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Find out what your cooking oil may be worth today
Use the calculator for an estimate, then contact The Grease Co for current pricing based on your material and service needs.