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Yellow Grease collected by The Grease Co in a sealed tote

Oils & Fats

Yellow Grease Collection & Disposal

Yellow grease is recovered fryer oil that meets recycling specification. High-volume kitchens and plants often generate enough clean yellow grease to be paid for it.

We pay for grease and cooking oil — call for details

What yellow grease is

The material itself — where it starts, what changes it, and why it still has value.

Yellow grease is the industry grade name for recovered frying fat that meets recycling specification — typically low in moisture, insolubles and unsaponifiables. It is the material commodity buyers actually price, and it is what most used cooking oil becomes once it is filtered and dewatered.

High-volume kitchens, commissaries and manufacturing lines often generate enough clean yellow grease that the load is worth real money. The cleaner and drier the oil in the container, the better the grade.

How yellow grease is used

Where this material does its work before and after we collect it.

Storage and handling

A few habits keep the material safe to handle and worth more when we collect it.

Dedicate one container to frying fat only — no mop water, no scraps, no chemicals
Keep lids sealed so rainwater cannot raise the moisture content
Bulk tanks and totes make grading and pump-out faster than mixed drums

Recycling and payment for yellow grease

Yellow grease trades on published fat and oil markets, so payment moves with the market. Tell us your monthly gallons and we will quote against current pricing.

Where yellow grease comes from

These are the operations we most often service for this material.

High-volume fryer operations
Food manufacturing production lines
Central kitchens and commissaries

Containers we service

IBC totes
Drums
Bulk tanks and pump-out connections

We place, swap and service oil storage containers so your collection area stays clean and your team is not moving heavy material by hand. Pickup records are available on request.

Who we collect from

Food manufacturers
Multi-unit restaurant groups
Rendering-adjacent processors

We pay for grease and cooking oil — call for details.

Top dollar for qualifying loads. Tell us your volume and location and we will quote it.

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We pay top dollar for qualifying used cooking oil and grease. Service across Northern, Central and Southern California.

Counties and cities we service

Northern, Central and Southern California — open your county or city page for local cooking oil collection, grease pick up and disposal details.

Southern California

Central California

Santa Barbara County

Routes around Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc and the Highway 101 corridor.

Kern County

Routes around Bakersfield, Shafter, Delano and the Highway 99 freight corridor.

Fresno County

Routes around Fresno, Clovis, Selma and the central valley processing belt.

San Joaquin County

Routes around Stockton, Tracy, Lodi and the I-5 / I-205 distribution belt.

Stanislaus County

Routes around Modesto, Turlock, Ceres and the Highway 99 food-plant corridor.

Northern California

Alameda County

Routes around Oakland, Hayward, Fremont and the East Bay industrial corridor.

Santa Clara County

Routes around San Jose, Santa Clara, Gilroy and the South Bay food corridor.

San Francisco County

Routes around San Francisco, Bayview, Mission Bay and the downtown hotel district.

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We pay top dollar for qualifying cooking oil and grease. Serving food manufacturers, restaurants and commercial kitchens across California.