Containers sized to your needs
A small restaurant in Berkeley may only need a caddy or compact bin; a commissary, hotel or food manufacturer may need drums, totes or tank pump-outs. Volume and access decide the equipment.
Current cooking oil pricing · Berkeley, East Bay
Berkeley Used Cooking Oil Pricing & Collection
What Is Your Used Cooking Oil Worth?
Berkeley pricing depends on monthly gallons, oil quality, contamination and collection access. Use the estimate below to see a potential range for qualifying oil.
We pay for qualifying grease and cooking oil — call for details.
Food-grade oil disposal support · Berkeley
Keeping Berkeley kitchens ready for clean oil pickup
A missed grease pickup in Berkeley can quickly turn recyclable cooking oil into a service-area headache. Containers fill, oil gets contaminated and staff lose time managing a material that should be removed cleanly and consistently.
The risk is bigger than a messy bin. Spilled or stored oil can create odors, slick surfaces, fire exposure and compliance issues for restaurants, commissaries, hotels, entertainment venues and production kitchens.
The Grease Co helps Berkeley locations near Downtown, Telegraph Avenue, the Gourmet Ghetto and West Berkeley choose the right storage setup, arrange collection frequency and document the pickup so the oil is handled responsibly after it leaves the site.
Grease pickup with equipment, records and route support
The right cooking oil collection setup starts with volume, access and safety. For Berkeley locations near Downtown, Telegraph Avenue, the Gourmet Ghetto and West Berkeley, The Grease Co pairs indoor storage, outdoor storage and documented grease pickup with practical route coverage across Alameda County.
Waste manifest reports
After collection, manifest records can document the Berkeley service address, date, material type, amount removed, hauling details and receiving information for your files.
Indoor cooking oil storage
For Berkeley kitchens with limited exterior space, indoor caddies keep fryer oil contained until a scheduled pickup. The setup is chosen around staff workflow, doorway clearance and where oil can be transferred safely.
Outdoor storage with spill tray
Outdoor bins and totes can include spill-tray protection to help contain drips around the collection point. That extra containment helps prevent hazards from spreading if oil spills near a trash enclosure, dock or rear service area.
The Grease Co is a highly rated cooking oil collection and grease pickup company built around licensed and insured service, responsive route coverage, clean service areas and documentation customers can keep for their records.
Sample collection document
View a protected manifest sample
The sample uses dummy pickup details and a visible watermark so visitors can see the record format without receiving a blank form to copy. Actual documents are completed from the service information recorded after pickup.
Click to view the sample manifestHow cooking oil collection works
1. Review your oil volume
We look at how much used cooking oil or grease waste your Berkeley location produces each month, then match the route and container to that volume.
2. Place the right container
Indoor caddies, outdoor bins, drums, totes or tanks are selected around kitchen workflow, truck access, safety and spill containment.
3. Pump, collect and document
On service day, the driver collects the oil, resets the container area and records the pickup details for the Berkeley account.
4. Recycle and evaluate value
Oil is routed for recycling. Any rebate or buyback depends on verified volume, quality, contamination and pickup requirements.
Current value estimate · No obligation
Cooking Oil Price Calculator (Estimate)
Restaurants, commercial kitchens and food manufacturers in Berkeley can use the calculator to estimate the potential value of used fryer oil. The estimate starts with monthly gallons and then helps you compare a possible monthly and annual range.
Actual pricing depends on oil quality, water or food-solid contamination, storage, route access and verified volume. Clean qualifying oil may earn a stronger incentive; expired, off-spec or grease-waste loads are evaluated separately before pickup.
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.
$1,305
a year for 2 fryers changed twice a week
$3,900
a year for 4 fryers changed 3 times a week
Examples show the top of each estimated range.
Businesses on our collection routes
These are the operations that generate the most oil locally, so we size and schedule around them first.
- 1University dining and student co-ops
- 2Independent restaurants and cafes
- 3Bakeries and specialty food producers
- 4West Berkeley food manufacturers
- 5Hospital and school kitchens
Plant-side oil and grease pickup
From a few drums in a back dock to full tanker pump-outs on a production schedule.
West Berkeley food producers need drum and tote service, production grease removal and documented bulk oil disposal.
Whether it is kettle-line waste oil, filter media grease, rendered fat or product that never made spec, the load is documented and removed from Berkeley in sealed containers — never dumped into a compactor or drain.
Food-grade oils and fats accepted
Used cooking oil (yellow grease) and Waste grease lead the volume here, but we take the full range below.
Fryer oil and grease pickup
Fryer oil, grease and solid fats collected from Berkeley restaurants, kitchens and food plants.
In Berkeley the hardest part is usually access, not volume: where the container sits, who can reach it, and what hours a truck is allowed in the service area. We plan around that first.
If your Berkeley site is clearing expired, out-of-code or off-spec product, we remove it by the case, pallet, drum, tote or tanker load and leave you with pickup documentation.
We would rather hear from a Berkeley manager early than clean up an overflow later, so on-call collection sits alongside the regular schedule at no scheduling hassle.
Containers for commercial kitchens
Sealed indoor caddies and lidded outdoor bins, placed where your access allows and swapped before they overflow.
Fryer and grease pickup
Hot-line fryer oil, congealed grease, filter waste and fat trays handled on one stop without leaving a trail through the kitchen.
Bulk and expired oil removal
Out-of-code cases, pallets, drums, totes and tank loads cleared out with removal documentation for your files.
What a grease pickup looks like
1. Call or request a pickup
Give us the Berkeley address, oil volume and container setup. We confirm route timing.
2. Container placement
Sealed indoor or outdoor containers sized to your university dining and student co-ops operation.
3. Scheduled collection
Drivers pump the oil and grease out, then clean the area.
4. Recycling and payment
Oil is recycled with documentation. We pay for grease and cooking oil — call for details.
Used cooking oil recycling
A recycling route, not a waste haul — with records you can keep.
Many Berkeley sites need proof the oil was removed and handled properly. Collection records cover that, and can be kept on paper or digitally.
After it leaves Berkeley, the oil is consolidated, cleaned of water and solids, and delivered to authorized recycling and rendering facilities where it becomes feedstock rather than waste.
Condition matters as much as volume. Contaminated oil is still collected, but clean, dry oil is what holds value — so container placement and lid discipline are worth the few minutes.
Learn more about used cooking oil recycling, scheduled collection or every oil and fat we pick up.
Used Cooking Oil Manifest Documentation in Berkeley
Clear documentation from the service location through hauling and delivery.
Restaurants and food facilities in Berkeley may need to show when used cooking oil left the property and how it was handled. The Grease Co can provide a written or digital collection manifest that follows California's inedible-kitchen-grease recordkeeping process.
Collection date, time, address, oil type, quantity, hauler and receiving-facility information are kept together on the report. The result is a clearer record for busy Berkeley kitchens and facilities managing recurring oil removal.
The report can be retained with internal files or shared when a health official, inspector, property manager or local authority asks for collection documentation. Recorded quantities may assist with a qualifying rebate or buyback review, but eligibility and value depend on the oil's volume, condition and quality.
What the cooking oil manifest tracks
- Gallons or pounds removed from the university dining and student co-ops
- Hauling, delivery and recycling documentation
- Records for Berkeley facility files and inspection requests
- Quantities used when reviewing a qualifying rebate or buyback
- Pickup dates and used cooking oil service history for Berkeley
Questions about oil and grease pickup
Do you pay for used cooking oil?
Yes — we pay for grease and cooking oil. Rates depend on volume, quality and access. Call 888-697-8910 for details.
Where do your local routes run?
Around Downtown, Telegraph Avenue, the Gourmet Ghetto and West Berkeley. If you are outside those areas we can usually still add the stop.
How often can you collect?
You pick the interval and we adjust it once we see real volume. Berkeley is on recurring routes, so changes are usually easy.
What cooking oil containers do you provide?
Indoor caddies, sealed outdoor bins, drums and totes — chosen after we know your Berkeley volume and where a truck can reach.
What should I provide when requesting oil collection?
Share the Berkeley service address, estimated gallons, oil type, current container and truck-access details, especially for locations around Downtown, Telegraph Avenue, the Gourmet Ghetto and West Berkeley. That lets us evaluate equipment and route timing.
What does a used cooking oil manifest record?
The service record identifies the Berkeley location, collection date, material, amount removed, transporter and receiving information. Written or digital copies can support internal records and inspection requests.
Are cooking oil pickup permits included with service?
Collection service and local permits are separate. If a permit or property approval applies, the Berkeley business or property representative should verify it with the appropriate local authority before container placement.
Nearby cities we serve in Alameda County
Reviews from operators we service
Verbatim 5-star Google reviews of The Grease Company — 4.9 average across 65 reviews — from restaurant and facility operators like those we serve in Berkeley.
“The Grease Company really saved me with an emergency clean out of an overflow issue right away. Tatiana is a superstar who deserves a billion stars. Not only very knowledgeable but truly compassionate to your situation and goes above and beyond to help you.”
Related pages
Keep exploring our cooking oil collection, grease pick up and disposal services.
Used Cooking Oil CollectionScheduled liquid used cooking oil pickup for restaurants, commissaries and food plants.Learn more →Fryer Oil & Grease CollectionFryer oil pick up and removal of semi-solid and solid grease waste.Learn more →Bulk Oil DisposalExpired, out-of-code, off-spec and surplus food-grade oil removal by the tote.Learn more →Food Manufacturing Waste OilPlant-floor waste oil, tallow, shortening and processing grease collection.Learn more →Used Cooking Oil RecyclingRecovery-focused recycling with pickup documentation for your records.Learn more →Sell Your Used Cooking OilWe pay top dollar for qualifying cooking oil, grease and food-grade fats.Learn more →
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