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Current cooking oil pricing · Shafter, Kern

Cooking Oil Prices and Grease Pickup in Shafter

What Is Your Used Cooking Oil Worth?

Shafter 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.

Container service and oil removal · Shafter

Used cooking oil service built around Shafter operations

Shafter operators need cooking oil pickup that works before the container becomes a problem. Used fryer oil, grease waste, off-spec oil and other food-grade materials should be collected on a route that fits volume, access and kitchen hours.

When oil is overfilled, exposed or handled loosely, it can create slip hazards, odors, pest issues, fire concerns and expensive cleanup. A better setup starts with the correct container, safe placement and reliable service timing.

The Grease Co supports Shafter foodservice locations around the Wonderful Industrial Park, Lerdo Highway and the rail-served logistics area with indoor and outdoor container options, scheduled or on-call pickup and collection records that help document what left the property.

A collection partner built for busy kitchens

Before a Shafter business checks price, it needs to know the pickup will be clean, documented and dependable. The Grease Co supports Kern County routes around the Wonderful Industrial Park, Lerdo Highway and the rail-served logistics area with licensed and insured service, a fleet of collection trucks and container options matched to the site.

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.

Containers sized to your needs

A small restaurant in Shafter 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.

Waste manifest reports

After collection, manifest records can document the Shafter service address, date, material type, amount removed, hauling details and receiving information for your files.

Indoor cooking oil storage

For Shafter 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.

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 manifest

How cooking oil collection works

  1. 4. Recycle and evaluate value

    Oil is routed for recycling. Any rebate or buyback depends on verified volume, quality, contamination and pickup requirements.

  2. 1. Review your oil volume

    We look at how much used cooking oil or grease waste your Shafter location produces each month, then match the route and container to that volume.

  3. 2. Place the right container

    Indoor caddies, outdoor bins, drums, totes or tanks are selected around kitchen workflow, truck access, safety and spill containment.

  4. 3. Pump, collect and document

    On service day, the driver collects the oil, resets the container area and records the pickup details for the Shafter account.

Current value estimate · No obligation

Cooking Oil Price Calculator (Estimate)

Restaurants, commercial kitchens and food manufacturers in Shafter 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.

1Your information
2Business location
3Your fryers
Based on standard 5-gallon fryers
Where is your oil stored?

Estimates only. See disclaimer below.

Disclaimer: Rebate amounts shown are estimates only and are not an offer, contract or guarantee of payment; your final rebate is based on the actual volume and quality of oil collected. Estimates are based on a recurring pickup schedule or a one-time pickup of over 500 gallons. Pricing reflects the current market value range as of September 22, 2026. Incentives, rebates and pricing are subject to change at any time without notice; for current pricing, email info@thegreasecompany.com or call us direct at 888-697-8910.

Kitchens, plants and facilities we serve

A short list of the Shafter operators we collect fryer oil, grease and fats from.

The Grease Co branded used cooking oil storage bin beside a restaurant wall serving Shafter

Food plant and warehouse oil waste

From a few drums in a back dock to full tanker pump-outs on a production schedule.

Plant service includes fryer-line and roaster oil changeouts, filtration grease, tote and tanker pump-outs, and bulk removal of surplus or out-of-code food-grade oil.

Some Shafter facilities need a standing drum program; others call once to clear a warehouse of palletized product. Both are the same job to us, only the equipment changes.

Vacuum truck prepared for commercial cooking oil and grease removal — industrial oil service in Shafter

Restaurant cooking oil pickup

Clean collection for Shafter fryers, grease bins, fat trays and bulk storage.

Most Shafter kitchens call us because a bin overflowed or a drain backed up. Once oil is on a route, that stops being a monthly emergency and becomes a line item you never think about.

We handle disposal of cooking oil in Shafter as a recycling job, not a waste haul: oil leaves in a sealed container, gets filtered and dewatered, and moves on to approved recycling and rendering partners.

Busy stretches in Shafter fill containers faster than a fixed calendar expects. Tell us when yours are coming and the frequency changes with them; extra pickups can be called in any time.

Fryer oil pickup

Liquid fryer oil, semi-solid grease, filter waste and fat-tray grease pumped or scooped out cleanly, with the area wiped down before we leave.

Cooking oil disposal

Expired, out-of-code, off-spec and surplus food-grade oil removed by the case, pallet, drum, tote or tanker load with pickup documentation.

Oil storage container service

Indoor caddies, sealed outdoor bins, drums and totes sized to your kitchen or plant and placed where your access allows.

How collection service works

  1. 1. Call or request a pickup

    Give us the Shafter address, oil volume and container setup. We confirm route timing.

  2. 2. Container placement

    Sealed indoor or outdoor containers sized to your food processing and packaging plants operation.

  3. 3. Scheduled collection

    Drivers pump the oil and grease out, then clean the area.

  4. 4. Recycling and payment

    Oil is recycled with documentation. We pay for grease and cooking oil — call for details.

Oil recycling and pickup records

Collected, not landfilled — oil leaves your site and becomes renewable fuel feedstock.

Many Shafter 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 Shafter, the oil is consolidated, cleaned of water and solids, and delivered to authorized recycling and rendering facilities where it becomes feedstock rather than waste.

Water and detergent are the two things that hurt a load most. A short walkthrough with your Shafter crew on the first visit usually prevents it for good.

Shafter Cooking Oil Manifest Form and Collection Records

Written or digital pickup records for restaurants, kitchens and food facilities in Shafter.

A used cooking oil pickup should leave more than an empty container. For Shafter facilities, The Grease Co can supply a written or digital manifest report documenting the oil's collection, transport and receipt under California's inedible-kitchen-grease system.

Each service record identifies the collection time and location, oil category, gallons or pounds removed, hauling information and receiving destination. This gives a Shafter operator a concise account of the completed pickup.

A Shafter facility can retain the report for audits, internal files or requests from inspectors and property managers. Where oil is eligible for value recovery, recorded quantities help with review; the material's condition, volume and collection requirements determine any payment.

Collection records for your Shafter location

Click to view the protected Used Cooking Oil Manifest sample for Shafter

Questions about oil and grease pickup

Do you pay for used cooking oil?

We pay for qualifying cooking oil and grease. There is no flat published rate because condition and volume change the value; call 888-697-8910.

Where do your local routes run?

Around the Wonderful Industrial Park, Lerdo Highway and the rail-served logistics area. If you are outside those areas we can usually still add the stop.

How often can you collect?

Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or on-call. Shafter sits on active routes, so we can match your fryer and production schedule.

What cooking oil containers do you provide?

Indoor caddies, sealed outdoor bins, drums and totes — chosen after we know your Shafter volume and where a truck can reach.

How is a pickup planned around the service area?

We review container volume, truck access and pickup windows around the Wonderful Industrial Park, Lerdo Highway and the rail-served logistics area, then set a route schedule that fits the location.

Can I request past manifest records?

Ask about record availability when setting up service. We can explain which written or digital collection records are available for your Shafter account and how they are delivered.

How do I check local oil-storage requirements?

Start with the City of Shafter and your property manager because requirements vary by address and container location. Depending on the site, a health, fire, sewer or zoning office may also need to confirm the rules.

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 Shafter.

“Mike and Mandy from the Grease company were very professional and helpful when we had an emergency plumbing and grease trap problem. They heard our desperation and came the next morning at 5 AM.”
Kobe Vu · Restaurant operator · 2 years ago · Google review

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