The curbside grease collection program starts sometime in November and ends in January. The city does not offer curbside collection of grease to commercial establishments.

 

The goal of the curbside grease collection program is to protect the environment by keeping cooking oil and grease out of the city sewer system and preventing sewer overflows. The collected cooking oil and animal grease will be converted to biofuels, a renewable source of energy used to power vehicles, heat homes and cook food.

 

To arrange for curbside collection of cooking oil and grease, residents and places of worship in Raleigh should call the Raleigh Solid Waste Services Department at (919) 996-6890. The oil and grease must be places in a sealable and preferably clear container marked as “cooking oil.” Examples of containers that can be used are milk jugs, juice cartons with screw-on caps, coffee cans or the cooking oil’s original non-glass container. Glass containers will not be accepted.

 

For more information about the grease collection program, call the Raleigh Public Utilities Department at (919) 857-4540