Used cooking oil advice for London kitchens
Straight answers to the questions that matter most in a kitchen: the paperwork an inspector will want to see, how to store oil without creating a hazard, what your used oil is really worth, and how to tell a legitimate collector from a liability.
Simpler Recycling 2027: what small kitchens actually have to do
Micro-firms comply from 31 March 2027. The employee count is business-wide, not per site, and there is no minimum quantity exemption.
Read the articleHow to choose a used cooking oil collector in London
The questions to ask before you sign: registration checks, how your oil is measured, minimum volumes, tie-in clauses, and the red flags to walk away from.
Read the article ComplianceUsed cooking oil disposal rules: what UK commercial kitchens must do
Your duty of care under section 34, the waste transfer notes you must keep and for how long, and how to check your collector is actually registered.
Read the article Getting paidWhat is used cooking oil worth, and what changes the rate?
Why a waste product has value, the four things that move the rate you are offered, and the hidden charges that quietly cancel out a good headline rate.
Read the article Kitchen practiceHow to store used cooking oil safely in a commercial kitchen
Cooling, sealed drums, where to site containers away from drains and fire exits, and how to avoid the contamination that cuts what your oil is worth.
Read the article RecyclingWhat happens to used cooking oil after it is collected
From the drum in your yard to renewable fuel: how used cooking oil becomes biodiesel and HVO, and why it produces far less CO2 than fossil diesel.
Read the articleCollecting across London
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