Recycle your cooking oil this holiday season

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Looking for ways to better the environment this holiday season while you munch on deep-fried turkey? Blue Ridge Biofuels invites you to bring your used cooking oil to us to be reprocessed into locally-made, sustainable biodiesel. Cooking oil and grease poured down drains can build up in pipes causing costly backups at home and in municipal water systems.

Dumping into a storm drain is even worse, because the oil will flow directly into rivers and lakes and pollute natural habitats. Instead, oil can be recycled and turned into biodiesel fuel! Simply strain the left-over oil to remove any batter pieces or other debris, place the oil in a clean, sealable container and bring it to the loading dock located at the rear of the Phil Mechanic building at 109 Roberts Street in Asheville. The loading dock is accessed via the dirt road running along the railroad tracks under the Haywood Rd/Clingman Ave bridge.

By bringing us your used oil you are making a big difference in the community by protecting the environment and supporting the local economy. Thank you so much in advance for your donations and have a safe and fun-filled holiday this year.