Hi:

We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their own.
Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
let them cook.

This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.

How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?

Thanks

Matthew

Matthew wrote:

> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?

DO NOT pour oil down your sink. Find some old bottles or coffee cans or
the like and pour it into that to contain it, then toss into the trash.

"Matthew" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi:
>
> We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
> organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their own.
> Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
> let them cook.
>
> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matthew
>


Since canola oil does not solidify at refrigerator temperatures, it should,
in theory be OK to put it down the drain, since your underground pipes are
also above freezing. But still - how much adventure are you in the mood for?
Wait until your kitchen trash has enough used paper towels & napkins in it,
and pour in some of the oil. Repeat for a few days until it's gone. Of
course, you don't want to do this if you have someone in the house who makes
a habit of ripping the plastic bags.

Matthew said...

> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?


I'd suggest pouring it into empty large soda bottles and throw away with the
trash.

Andy

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> Since canola oil does not solidify at refrigerator temperatures, it should,
> in theory be OK to put it down the drain, since your underground pipes are
> also above freezing. But still - how much adventure are you in the mood for?
> Wait until your kitchen trash has enough used paper towels & napkins in it,
> and pour in some of the oil. Repeat for a few days until it's gone. Of
> course, you don't want to do this if you have someone in the house who makes
> a habit of ripping the plastic bags.
>
Good grief, if I want something cleaned up and out of the way I want it
done NOW... not a slow process over a couple of days as you suggest.
I also don't buy plastic bags for my trash. I use the paper grocery bags
in my can so I'm careful about how I dispose of things.
Doesn't everyone keep empty cans and bottles around for disposing of oil
and stuff they don't want to put down the drain?? I would have thunk
that was a no-brainer......?

In article . com>,
says...
> Hi:
>
> We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
> organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their own.
> Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
> let them cook.
>
> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matthew
>
>

If you put it down the sink you are asking for a clog. If you have no
other choice, run hot water before, during, and after to make sure the
oil is flushed away. Better, put the oil in a bottle and put it in the
trash.

--
Peter Aitken

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> Since canola oil does not solidify at refrigerator temperatures, it
>> should, in theory be OK to put it down the drain, since your underground
>> pipes are also above freezing. But still - how much adventure are you in
>> the mood for? Wait until your kitchen trash has enough used paper towels
>> & napkins in it, and pour in some of the oil. Repeat for a few days until
>> it's gone. Of course, you don't want to do this if you have someone in
>> the house who makes a habit of ripping the plastic bags.


> Good grief, if I want something cleaned up and out of the way I want it
> done NOW... not a slow process over a couple of days as you suggest.
> I also don't buy plastic bags for my trash. I use the paper grocery bags
> in my can so I'm careful about how I dispose of things.
> Doesn't everyone keep empty cans and bottles around for disposing of oil
> and stuff they don't want to put down the drain?? I would have thunk that
> was a no-brainer......?

Not everybody uses that much oil at home, professor. My town never lost the
"eat fish on Fridays" tradition, so if I want a fish fry, there are a dozen
restaurants nearby which do an excellent job with that dish, and I don't
have to clean up the mess.

As far as paper vs. plastic bags, we sometimes go 2 months without temps
going over 20-25 degrees outside. See if you can figure out the connection.
:-)

"Peter A" > wrote

> If you put it down the sink you are asking for a clog. If you have no
> other choice, run hot water before, during, and after to make sure the
> oil is flushed away. Better, put the oil in a bottle and put it in the
> trash.

Goomba, I think you need to post that article again, the one that
explains just how bad this grease is for the water treatment facility.

Don't pour it down the drain.

nancy

Matthew wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
> organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their own.
> Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
> let them cook.
>
> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matthew

Put it in a large jug and post a WVO (waste vegetable oil) ad on a local
freecycle list so some yahoo making biodiesel can pick it up.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> Not everybody uses that much oil at home, professor. My town never lost the
> "eat fish on Fridays" tradition, so if I want a fish fry, there are a dozen
> restaurants nearby which do an excellent job with that dish, and I don't
> have to clean up the mess.
>

And I don't either.. but often need to dispose of meat drippings or
liquids that I don't want to put down the drain. Saving a few empty
bottles or cans for this purpose is hardly difficult.

> As far as paper vs. plastic bags, we sometimes go 2 months without temps
> going over 20-25 degrees outside. See if you can figure out the connection.
> :-)

I have no clue what you think the connection is? My garbage pick up
service comes twice a week no matter what the temp is. My kitchen can is
taken outside as soon as it is filled, also no matter what the temp is.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> Not everybody uses that much oil at home, professor. My town never lost
>> the "eat fish on Fridays" tradition, so if I want a fish fry, there are a
>> dozen restaurants nearby which do an excellent job with that dish, and I
>> don't have to clean up the mess.
>>
>
> And I don't either.. but often need to dispose of meat drippings or
> liquids that I don't want to put down the drain. Saving a few empty
> bottles or cans for this purpose is hardly difficult.
>
>> As far as paper vs. plastic bags, we sometimes go 2 months without temps
>> going over 20-25 degrees outside. See if you can figure out the
>> connection. :-)
>
> I have no clue what you think the connection is? My garbage pick up
> service comes twice a week no matter what the temp is. My kitchen can is
> taken outside as soon as it is filled, also no matter what the temp is.


Wet stuff in a paper bag will obviously seep through and foul the trash can.
That's one thing I will not wash in the bathtub, so it has to be done
outdoors. That's impossible at certain temperatures, unless you're out of
your mind.

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Peter A" > wrote
>
>> If you put it down the sink you are asking for a clog. If you have no
>> other choice, run hot water before, during, and after to make sure the
>> oil is flushed away. Better, put the oil in a bottle and put it in the
>> trash.
>
> Goomba, I think you need to post that article again, the one that
> explains just how bad this grease is for the water treatment facility.
>
> Don't pour it down the drain.
>
> nancy
>
Ah.. I'd forgotten that we'd done this topic (probably to death) before!
I tried to find the post with that article in it on deja but no luck
yet. I'll keep looking.
Disposing of used oils is best kept OUT of the water supply.

Goomba38 said...

> I also don't buy plastic bags for my trash. I use the paper grocery bags
> in my can so I'm careful about how I dispose of things.
> Doesn't everyone keep empty cans and bottles around for disposing of oil
> and stuff they don't want to put down the drain?? I would have thunk
> that was a no-brainer......?


I would have thought using plastic trash bags was a no-brainer!

But then I also have neighbors who won't use curbside trashcans, leaving
trashbags for the crows to shred. Talk about no-brainers!!!

Andy

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> Wet stuff in a paper bag will obviously seep through and foul the trash can.
> That's one thing I will not wash in the bathtub, so it has to be done
> outdoors. That's impossible at certain temperatures, unless you're out of
> your mind.

that's why "wet stuff" gets contained in bottles, cans, or even other
plastic shopping bags before put into the garbage can. My paper bags
often get a folded up bit of newspaper at the bottom as an additional
liner too. Perhaps you just need to take a second to contain your messy
stuff so that you're not adding to your work load or mess level.......?

Andy wrote:

> I would have thought using plastic trash bags was a no-brainer!
>
> But then I also have neighbors who won't use curbside trashcans, leaving
> trashbags for the crows to shred. Talk about no-brainers!!!
>
> Andy

Thankfully in my community, everyone is required to use the same roll
bins that the trash service provides. No curbside pick up of bags
outside the cans.
I am too cheap to buy plastic garbage bags when I already have the paper
bags available.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
news
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> Wet stuff in a paper bag will obviously seep through and foul the trash
>> can. That's one thing I will not wash in the bathtub, so it has to be
>> done outdoors. That's impossible at certain temperatures, unless you're
>> out of your mind.
>
> that's why "wet stuff" gets contained in bottles, cans, or even other
> plastic shopping bags before put into the garbage can. My paper bags often
> get a folded up bit of newspaper at the bottom as an additional liner too.
> Perhaps you just need to take a second to contain your messy stuff so that
> you're not adding to your work load or mess level.......?


What work load? I use plastic bags, silly. In general, we go to great
lengths to avoid using more plastic than necessary, even if it involves
teaching cashiers a few things when they try to put a pack of gum in a bag
big enough to 20 rolls of toilet paper. But plastic trash bags are
non-negotiable.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

> What work load? I use plastic bags, silly. In general, we go to great
> lengths to avoid using more plastic than necessary, even if it involves
> teaching cashiers a few things when they try to put a pack of gum in a bag
> big enough to 20 rolls of toilet paper. But plastic trash bags are
> non-negotiable.
>
You implied that your cans required cleaning because of wet stuff thrown
in, which in the cold weather was a problem for you. My kitchen can
doesn't get routinely dirty so it doesn't require frequent washing out.

In article >,
says...
>
> "Peter A" > wrote
>
> > If you put it down the sink you are asking for a clog. If you have no
> > other choice, run hot water before, during, and after to make sure the
> > oil is flushed away. Better, put the oil in a bottle and put it in the
> > trash.
>
> Goomba, I think you need to post that article again, the one that
> explains just how bad this grease is for the water treatment facility.
>
> Don't pour it down the drain.
>
> nancy
>


Good point, I had not thought of it.

We pour old oil on the ground out in the woods behind the house, but
many people don't have an appropriate spot to do this.

--
Peter Aitken

Goomba38 > wrote in
:

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> Since canola oil does not solidify at refrigerator temperatures, it
>> should, in theory be OK to put it down the drain, since your
>> underground pipes are also above freezing. But still - how much
>> adventure are you in the mood for? Wait until your kitchen trash has
>> enough used paper towels & napkins in it, and pour in some of the
>> oil. Repeat for a few days until it's gone. Of course, you don't want
>> to do this if you have someone in the house who makes a habit of
>> ripping the plastic bags.
>>
> Good grief, if I want something cleaned up and out of the way I want
> it done NOW... not a slow process over a couple of days as you
> suggest. I also don't buy plastic bags for my trash. I use the paper
> grocery bags in my can so I'm careful about how I dispose of things.
> Doesn't everyone keep empty cans and bottles around for disposing of
> oil and stuff they don't want to put down the drain?? I would have
> thunk that was a no-brainer......?


I can't *believe* you people!!!!!


Tipping used oil down the sink??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Slopping it into your garbage bags?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Where the *hell* do you think that stuff ends up??????


Back in your own frikken waterways (eventually)!! No wonder the USA is a
'world leader' with a 3rd world water supply!!!


The oil comes in a container. It doesn't take a lot of effort to *keep*
that container, and when you have finished with the oil, let it cool and
pour it back *into* said container.


Then get off your lazy arses and take that full container to your local
tip/rubbish dump etc, for *proper* disposal!!!!!


They have (well, we over here have) different areas for disposal of
different wastes.......... including oils.


Think about the bloody environment before you so nonchalantly tip your
used oils down the sink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

Matthew wrote:
> Hi:
>
> We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
> organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their own.
> Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
> let them cook.
>
> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matthew
>


Do you know someone who drives a diesel?

Best regards,
Bob

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
>> What work load? I use plastic bags, silly. In general, we go to great
>> lengths to avoid using more plastic than necessary, even if it involves
>> teaching cashiers a few things when they try to put a pack of gum in a
>> bag big enough to 20 rolls of toilet paper. But plastic trash bags are
>> non-negotiable.


> You implied that your cans required cleaning because of wet stuff thrown
> in, which in the cold weather was a problem for you. My kitchen can
> doesn't get routinely dirty so it doesn't require frequent washing out.
>
>


Are you implying that automobiles generally appear to be cleaner after they
are washed? Or, the opposite: Squirrels are smaller than elephants?

PeterL wrote:

> I can't *believe* you people!!!!!

> Tipping used oil down the sink??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Slopping it into your garbage bags?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Where the *hell* do you think that stuff ends up??????
> Back in your own frikken waterways (eventually)!! No wonder the USA is a
> 'world leader' with a 3rd world water supply!!!
> The oil comes in a container. It doesn't take a lot of effort to *keep*
> that container, and when you have finished with the oil, let it cool and
> pour it back *into* said container.
> Then get off your lazy arses and take that full container to your local
> tip/rubbish dump etc, for *proper* disposal!!!!!
> They have (well, we over here have) different areas for disposal of
> different wastes.......... including oils.
> Think about the bloody environment before you so nonchalantly tip your
> used oils down the sink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>

Perhaps you accidentally lumped me in with "you people" but take note
that I am the one who suggested pouring the used oil into empty bottles
and cans for proper disposal. At NO time did I say I ever put oil down
my drains.
Ya need a little valium with that rant? LOL

Goomba38 > wrote in
:


>
> I have no clue what you think the connection is? My garbage pick up
> service comes twice a week no matter what the temp is.



Herein lies the inherent problem of why the USA is covered in garbage.


With a family of 5, we used to put our (general rubbish) bin out *once*
a week.

Recycling bin gets picked up every 2nd week.

Now, with just the two of us, we wait till recycling day to put *both*
bins out.

So our bins go out every *2* weeks.


That's one service to your *4*!!!!!!!


Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what reason
you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.

If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look at
your lifestyle and adjust it.

Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> PeterL wrote:
>
>> I can't *believe* you people!!!!!
>
>> Tipping used oil down the sink??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> Slopping it into your garbage bags?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> Where the *hell* do you think that stuff ends up??????
>> Back in your own frikken waterways (eventually)!! No wonder the USA is a
>> 'world leader' with a 3rd world water supply!!!
>> The oil comes in a container. It doesn't take a lot of effort to *keep*
>> that container, and when you have finished with the oil, let it cool and
>> pour it back *into* said container.
>> Then get off your lazy arses and take that full container to your local
>> tip/rubbish dump etc, for *proper* disposal!!!!!
>> They have (well, we over here have) different areas for disposal of
>> different wastes.......... including oils.
>> Think about the bloody environment before you so nonchalantly tip your
>> used oils down the sink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>
> Perhaps you accidentally lumped me in with "you people" but take note that
> I am the one who suggested pouring the used oil into empty bottles and
> cans for proper disposal. At NO time did I say I ever put oil down my
> drains.
> Ya need a little valium with that rant? LOL


Perhaps he's had a few of those hideous beer-related cocktails he mentioned
yesterday.

Peter A > wrote in news:MPG.201949c48acac7f99899c3
@news-server.nc.rr.com:

> In article . com>,
> says...
>> Hi:
>>
>> We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
>> organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their
own.
>> Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
>> let them cook.
>>
>> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
>> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left
us
>> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>>
>> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Matthew
>>
>>
>
> If you put it down the sink you are asking for a clog. If you have no
> other choice, run hot water before, during, and after to make sure the
> oil is flushed away. Better, put the oil in a bottle and put it in the
> trash.
>


You should be ashamed of yourself for even condoning flushing oil down
the sink :-/



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

>
> "Peter A" > wrote
>
>> If you put it down the sink you are asking for a clog. If you have no
>> other choice, run hot water before, during, and after to make sure the
>> oil is flushed away. Better, put the oil in a bottle and put it in the
>> trash.
>
> Goomba, I think you need to post that article again, the one that
> explains just how bad this grease is for the water treatment facility.
>
> Don't pour it down the drain.
>



At last, a voice of bloody reasoning!!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

"PeterL" > wrote in message
...
> Goomba38 > wrote in
> :
>
>
>>
>> I have no clue what you think the connection is? My garbage pick up
>> service comes twice a week no matter what the temp is.
>
>
>
> Herein lies the inherent problem of why the USA is covered in garbage.
>
>
> With a family of 5, we used to put our (general rubbish) bin out *once*
> a week.
>
> Recycling bin gets picked up every 2nd week.
>
> Now, with just the two of us, we wait till recycling day to put *both*
> bins out.
>
> So our bins go out every *2* weeks.
>
>
> That's one service to your *4*!!!!!!!
>
>
> Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what reason
> you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.
>
> If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look at
> your lifestyle and adjust it.
>
> Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
> think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
> 'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia


Peter, you should see some of the packaging choices available in stores
here. Some of it borders on being obscene. For instance, one local grocery
store sells what they call a microwave-ready baking potato. It's just a
potato enclosed in some sort of plastic wrap that's theoretically better for
microwaving than other plastic wrap. Oh...and it's already been washed, so
it's a real time saver for busy idiots who don't know how to operate a
faucet. Or whatever.

PeterL wrote:

>
> Herein lies the inherent problem of why the USA is covered in garbage.
> With a family of 5, we used to put our (general rubbish) bin out *once*
> a week.
> Recycling bin gets picked up every 2nd week.
> Now, with just the two of us, we wait till recycling day to put *both*
> bins out.
> So our bins go out every *2* weeks.
> That's one service to your *4*!!!!!!!
> Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what reason
> you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.
> If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look at
> your lifestyle and adjust it.
> Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
> think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
> 'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.
>
You're just looking to pick a fight, I think?

If the community decides on twice a week pick up, perhaps the cans are
smaller? Or perhaps it services a wider variety of family sizes? Or
perhaps the big cans are placed out when full, or only half full by pick
up day...and that varies by family also? My service provides twice a
week pick up, yet we personally only need it once a week. MY family
needs don't dictate how the service runs on the street for the rest of
the families. Our recycle bin can go out each week.
I know that every time I live in a coastal community with lots of
seafood waste, people prefer twice a week pick up. Especially in the hot
summers.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> PeterL wrote:
>
>>
>> Herein lies the inherent problem of why the USA is covered in garbage.
>> With a family of 5, we used to put our (general rubbish) bin out *once* a
>> week.
>> Recycling bin gets picked up every 2nd week.
>> Now, with just the two of us, we wait till recycling day to put *both*
>> bins out.
>> So our bins go out every *2* weeks.
>> That's one service to your *4*!!!!!!!
>> Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what reason
>> you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.
>> If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look at
>> your lifestyle and adjust it.
>> Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
>> think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
>> 'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.
>>
> You're just looking to pick a fight, I think?
>
> If the community decides on twice a week pick up, perhaps the cans are
> smaller? Or perhaps it services a wider variety of family sizes? Or
> perhaps the big cans are placed out when full, or only half full by pick
> up day...and that varies by family also? My service provides twice a week
> pick up, yet we personally only need it once a week. MY family needs don't
> dictate how the service runs on the street for the rest of the families.
> Our recycle bin can go out each week.
> I know that every time I live in a coastal community with lots of seafood
> waste, people prefer twice a week pick up. Especially in the hot summers.
>

Twice as much diesel fuel, to avoid smelly trash cans. Now, there's a good
idea. Who's the biggest waste hauler in the area? Waste Management?

Goomba38 > wrote in
:

> PeterL wrote:
>
>> I can't *believe* you people!!!!!
>
>> Tipping used oil down the sink??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> Slopping it into your garbage bags?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> Where the *hell* do you think that stuff ends up??????
>> Back in your own frikken waterways (eventually)!! No wonder the USA
>> is a 'world leader' with a 3rd world water supply!!!
>> The oil comes in a container. It doesn't take a lot of effort to
>> *keep* that container, and when you have finished with the oil, let
>> it cool and pour it back *into* said container.
>> Then get off your lazy arses and take that full container to your
>> local tip/rubbish dump etc, for *proper* disposal!!!!!
>> They have (well, we over here have) different areas for disposal of
>> different wastes.......... including oils.
>> Think about the bloody environment before you so nonchalantly tip
>> your used oils down the sink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>
> Perhaps you accidentally lumped me in with "you people" but take note
> that I am the one who suggested pouring the used oil into empty
> bottles and cans for proper disposal. At NO time did I say I ever put
> oil down my drains.


True, but you condoned putting it in bottles/cans and throwing it out
with the trash. If everyone had your 'brilliant' idea and threw it out
in the trash, you'd have the same problem as if they'd flushed it down
the sink..

Your way is just slower, is all.


You got the first part right. Put it back into the container from
'whence it came', then get of your lazy asses and drive to the tip and
ask them to dispose of it properly. *DON'T* just chuck it in with the
rest of the trash.

Think about it......... how many people in your town/city?

If 1 in 3 chucked out a couple of 'pints/litres' of used oil ever week
or so, and it was all taken to the local tip with the rest of the
garbage..... what do you think the water table underneath your town/city
would look like with all that oil seeping into it over a period of a
couple of years??


> Ya need a little valium with that rant? LOL


Not at all.

You need a kick in the arse to make you wake up to the enormity of your
waste disposal problem?

I think so.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
:


>
>
> Perhaps he's had a few of those hideous beer-related cocktails he
> mentioned yesterday.
>
>


Go ahead, laugh it off.

You're the one living in a 'World leader' country with 3rd world bloody
living standards.


You can't drink the water out of your taps (how many of you *buy* your
drinking water???), you have shit scattered hell west and crooked all
over your streets, towns, cities and country........... and you laugh at
someone that has the temerity to suggest you clean up your act!!!


Start thinking about how much crap you're throwing out as individuals
each week, and do your damndest to cut it right back.

Or....... everyone can take your "I don't give a ****" attitude, and the
next generation (most likely your kids if you ever have any) or the ones
after, will be living on *top* of a rubbish tip, instead of having it on
the outskirts of town.

Look at places like India, the Phillipines etc, etc.


That's where you're headed with your head up your arse attitude.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
:

> "PeterL" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Goomba38 > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I have no clue what you think the connection is? My garbage pick up
>>> service comes twice a week no matter what the temp is.
>>
>>
>>
>> Herein lies the inherent problem of why the USA is covered in
>> garbage.
>>
>>
>> With a family of 5, we used to put our (general rubbish) bin out
>> *once* a week.
>>
>> Recycling bin gets picked up every 2nd week.
>>
>> Now, with just the two of us, we wait till recycling day to put
>> *both* bins out.
>>
>> So our bins go out every *2* weeks.
>>
>>
>> That's one service to your *4*!!!!!!!
>>
>>
>> Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what
>> reason you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.
>>
>> If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look
>> at your lifestyle and adjust it.
>>
>> Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
>> think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
>> 'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.
>>

>
>
> Peter, you should see some of the packaging choices available in
> stores here. Some of it borders on being obscene. For instance, one
> local grocery store sells what they call a microwave-ready baking
> potato. It's just a potato enclosed in some sort of plastic wrap
> that's theoretically better for microwaving than other plastic wrap.
> Oh...and it's already been washed, so it's a real time saver for busy
> idiots who don't know how to operate a faucet. Or whatever.


If no-one buys them, they'll stop selling them.


Spread the word.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

Hi... New here.. One thing I have not seen sugested so far is just keeping
the oil unless it smells bad. we save the big oil jug that the old oil came
in and just pour it into that when it is time.

Tori
"Matthew" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Hi:
>
> We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
> organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their own.
> Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
> let them cook.
>
> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?
>
> Thanks
>
> Matthew
>

Hello, PeterL!
You wrote on 18 Jan 2007 15:22:17 GMT:

??>> "Peter A" > wrote
??>>
??>>> If you put it down the sink you are asking for a clog. If
??>>> you have no other choice, run hot water before, during,
??>>> and after to make sure the oil is flushed away. Better,
??>>> put the oil in a bottle and put it in the trash.
??>>
??>> Goomba, I think you need to post that article again, the
??>> one that explains just how bad this grease is for the
??>> water treatment facility.
??>>
??>> Don't pour it down the drain.
??>>
P> At last, a voice of bloody reasoning!!!

IMHO, not pouring grease down a drain is the correct thing to
do to avoid overloading the sewage treatment plant or possibly
clogging up your drains but I wonder what effect quantities of
waste grease have on landfills? Apart from the suggestion of
filtering it and using as diesel fuel, I can't see an
ecologically sound way of grease disposal.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

"PeterL" > wrote in message
...
> Goomba38 > wrote in
> :
>
>
>>
>> I have no clue what you think the connection is? My garbage pick up
>> service comes twice a week no matter what the temp is.
>
>
>
> Herein lies the inherent problem of why the USA is covered in garbage.
>
>
> With a family of 5, we used to put our (general rubbish) bin out *once*
> a week.
>
> Recycling bin gets picked up every 2nd week.
>
> Now, with just the two of us, we wait till recycling day to put *both*
> bins out.
>
> So our bins go out every *2* weeks.
>
>
> That's one service to your *4*!!!!!!!
>
>
> Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what reason
> you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.
>
> If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look at
> your lifestyle and adjust it.
>
> Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
> think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
> 'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.

My Garbage is picked up just as yours is. every 2 weeks for recycling every
week for garbage. Dont be such a snot. WI USA

Tori

Goomba38 > wrote in
:

> PeterL wrote:
>
>>
>> Herein lies the inherent problem of why the USA is covered in
>> garbage. With a family of 5, we used to put our (general rubbish) bin
>> out *once* a week.
>> Recycling bin gets picked up every 2nd week.
>> Now, with just the two of us, we wait till recycling day to put
>> *both* bins out.
>> So our bins go out every *2* weeks.
>> That's one service to your *4*!!!!!!!
>> Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what
>> reason you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.
>> If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look
>> at your lifestyle and adjust it.
>> Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
>> think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
>> 'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.
>>
> You're just looking to pick a fight, I think?


Not at all.


Just pointing out *facts*.

If you take offence to the fact that someone points out that you, as a
Nation, have an "I don't give a ****" attitude to waste disposal.....
then that's your problem.



>
> If the community decides on twice a week pick up, perhaps the cans are
> smaller? Or perhaps it services a wider variety of family sizes? Or
> perhaps the big cans are placed out when full, or only half full by
> pick up day...and that varies by family also?


Sounds like a *lot* of excuses to warrant twice weekly pickups.


>My service provides
> twice a week pick up, yet we personally only need it once a week. MY
> family needs don't dictate how the service runs on the street for the
> rest of the families.

You, as a community member, and if you actually gave a shit about your
community and Country....... would start to cut back on your *own*
waste, and actively encourage all around you to do the same........ no
matter *what* size the family.



>Our recycle bin can go out each week.
> I know that every time I live in a coastal community with lots of
> seafood waste, people prefer twice a week pick up. Especially in the
> hot summers.


*That's* a crock of shit!!! *I* live in a 'coastal community', and here
its summer at the moment, and we have had (as we always do) a large
amount of "seafood waste".

People (with a brain) bag it and put it in their freezer to wait for
collection day. The lazy arsed ones just chuck it in their bin and put
up with the stink.


What I see as the underlying factor in your 'excuses' is pure laziness.


Start thinking about what *you* can do to make a difference to the
problem.


Like the old saying........ "Think globally, act locally".


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in
:


>
> IMHO, not pouring grease down a drain is the correct thing to
> do to avoid overloading the sewage treatment plant or possibly
> clogging up your drains but I wonder what effect quantities of
> waste grease have on landfills? Apart from the suggestion of
> filtering it and using as diesel fuel, I can't see an
> ecologically sound way of grease disposal.
>


There are many, *Many* firms around that recycle waste oil. The local tip
is used as a collection point.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

"Tori M" > wrote in
:


>> Unless you've got 16 kids I can't, for the life of me, see what
>> reason you'd need to have 2 rubbish collections a week.
>>
>> If you feel you *need* 2 collections a week, you should *really* look
>> at your lifestyle and adjust it.
>>
>> Don't just think about your own bins getting collected twice a week,
>> think of how many of you there really are, and look at the amount of
>> 'waste' you guys, as a Nation, are producing.
>
> My Garbage is picked up just as yours is. every 2 weeks for recycling
> every week for garbage.



Maybe Goomba38 lives in a 'high density rubbish area'???



>Dont be such a snot.


I'm not.


> WI USA
>


Que'?? 'WI'??


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

Matthew wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
> We have friends who like to show up every year and destroy the
> organization of our kitchen, making it more compatible with their own.
> Its worth the trouble because we enjoy their company and its nice to
> let them cook.
>
> This year they bought "us" a deep fryer and spent some time making
> things like Zeppoles and fried fish. The problem is that they left us
> with the deep fryer filled with used canola oil.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?
>

The sink is the last place to put it. Save it. You can use it again.

If you think you have troubles with them re- arranging your kitchen you
should see what my sister in law did to ours. She very kindly comes to dog
sit for us when we are aware. She is better organized than I am and
because of the arrangement of my spice cupboard she may be under the
impression that there is no organization at all, but she is wrong. I used
the "last used/ most used" system. There are four shelves. Tall bottles go
on the bottom because there is more room and they fit there. The nest shelf
is for the most frequently used herbs and spice, the next one for things
not used as often, and the top is for the things I rarely use. It works
for me. If I am looking for something I just have to think about when was
the last time I used it and that narrows it down to one or two shelves. I
come back to find it rearranged into alphabetical order. That means
cloves, that I use once a year are right at the front of the first shelf,
but paprika and oregano, which I use often, are way at the top.

Matthew wrote:
> they left us with the deep fryer.
>
> How do we throw away the oil? Can we just pour it down the sink?

No! Only imbeciles and tenants pour fats into the plumbing waste lines

Pour spent cooking fat out on the ground in a corner of your yard. The
birds and other wildlife will thank you and any that seeps into the
ground will be quickly dispatched by micro orgasms.

Sheldon