I have 4 litres of sunflower oil that I need to get rid of. Is it OK
to dig a whole in the garden, and just pour it in? Will it rot away
fairly quickly, especially in the summer heat?

Thanks, regards, dnw.

> wrote in message
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>I have 4 litres of sunflower oil that I need to get rid of. Is it OK
> to dig a whole in the garden, and just pour it in? Will it rot away
> fairly quickly, especially in the summer heat?
>
> Thanks, regards, dnw.
>

I reguarly spread used oil in the wooded area behind the house. I would not
do it in a garden however - I do not think the plants will like the oil. You
can ask at a restaurant if you can add yours to their oil for recycling.


--
Peter Aitken

Peter Aitken wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >I have 4 litres of sunflower oil that I need to get rid of. Is it OK
> > to dig a whole in the garden, and just pour it in? Will it rot away
> > fairly quickly, especially in the summer heat?
> >
> > Thanks, regards, dnw.
> >
>
> I reguarly spread used oil in the wooded area behind the house.

I sure hope you're not talking motor oil...

>I would not
> do it in a garden however - I do not think the plants will like the oil. You
> can ask at a restaurant if you can add yours to their oil for recycling.

It's not a good idea to pour vegetable or animal fat onto the ground
anywhere.... some animals adn organisms will consume it and it will
eventually degrade but once it seeps into the ground it can sit there
for a very long time and will affect the ground water. Every community
in the US maintains a toxic waste collection center, that's where I
would bring it, I doubt places that deal in food will accept your
personal garbage. If you live where there are cold winters, save you
old cooking fat in the freezer, you can mix vegetable and animal fat
with seeds and/or old bread and put it out for the birds to eat.

Sheldon

Most municipalities have places that provide for the dumping of
hazardous household wastes. That's probably the best place for it.

wrote:
> Most municipalities have places that provide for the dumping of
> hazardous household wastes. That's probably the best place for it.

Unless it has been used for some very strange purpose there is nothing
remotely hazardous about used cooking oil. Other posters are right to
advise against dumping it in the garden, but the regular landfill/dump
is fine. Hazardous waste sites and processes are extremely
expensive--best not to use them unnecessarily. -aem

In article .com>,
"aem" > wrote:

> wrote:
> > Most municipalities have places that provide for the dumping of
> > hazardous household wastes. That's probably the best place for it.
>
> Unless it has been used for some very strange purpose there is nothing
> remotely hazardous about used cooking oil. Other posters are right to
> advise against dumping it in the garden, but the regular landfill/dump
> is fine. Hazardous waste sites and processes are extremely
> expensive--best not to use them unnecessarily. -aem
>

Too bad you don't have chickens...
You could mix it with scratch grains and feed it to them.
--
K.

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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

> wrote in message
ups.com...
>I have 4 litres of sunflower oil that I need to get rid of. Is it OK
> to dig a whole in the garden, and just pour it in? Will it rot away
> fairly quickly, especially in the summer heat?
>
> Thanks, regards, dnw.

Got a big wick?

Just kidding

Dimitri


I would recommend # 6 or 7.


http://www.ehow.com/how_15918_dispose-used-cooking.html


How to Dispose of Used Cooking Grease
Disposing of used cooking grease is an environmentally important task. There are
several ways to safely dispose of it, but it should never be poured down the
drain.


Steps:
1. Allow the oil to cool completely before disposing of it.

2. Decide whether the oil needs to be discarded. Oil used for deep-frying can
usually be reused several times. Strain it into a clean sealable container.

3. To throw it away, carefully pour it into a strong sealable container, such
as an old plastic jar with a lid. Many households save jars for this purpose.
Plastic jars are better than breakable glass ones.

4. If the amount of oil is small, place the filled, sealed jar in the trash.

5. Take large amounts of cooking oil to the local landfill.

6. Alternatively, recycle large amounts of used cooking oil with the help of a
cooperative local restaurant. Most restaurants have used grease bins, whose
contents are recycled into consumer products. Ask if you can add your used oil
to their grease bin.

7. Used cooking oil can also be composted with other organic matter. If you
have a compost heap or a healthy backyard earthworm population, feed them
kitchen scraps.


Tips:
Save sealable plastic jars or old coffee cans for disposing of old grease.


Warnings:
Wait until the oil has cooled completely before handling it.

Never pour oil down the drain. Even small amounts will eventually clog the
plumbing.

In article >,
"Dimitri" > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >I have 4 litres of sunflower oil that I need to get rid of. Is it OK
> > to dig a whole in the garden, and just pour it in? Will it rot away
> > fairly quickly, especially in the summer heat?
> >
> > Thanks, regards, dnw.
>
> Got a big wick?
>
> Just kidding
>
> Dimitri
>
>
> I would recommend # 6 or 7.

If all else fails, he could always strain it well, then make it into
soap! :-)

http://tinyurl.com/8rbeg

Cheers!
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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

Katra wrote:
> In article >,
> "Dimitri" > wrote:
>
> wrote in message
roups.com...
>>
>>>I have 4 litres of sunflower oil that I need to get rid of. Is it OK
>>>to dig a whole in the garden, and just pour it in? Will it rot away
>>>fairly quickly, especially in the summer heat?
>>>
>>>Thanks, regards, dnw.
>>
>>Got a big wick?
>>
>>Just kidding
>>
>>Dimitri
>>
>>I would recommend # 6 or 7.
>
>
> If all else fails, he could always strain it well, then make it into
> soap! :-)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8rbeg

Or oil flower pots to make them shiny and prevent formation of mineral
salts.

Or oil flagstones and stepping stones to make them more intensely colored.

Or Brush it on unfinished wood fences or edges of decks.

Or mix it with birdseed so the birdies get some extra fat to help them
through the cold weather.

Pour it on tree stumps to slow their decomposition - use the stumps for
displaying plants or gimcracks. Maybe geegaws.

Mix it with corn to feed the critters around the area (if you want to
encourange them) or mix it up and put it all around your neighbors'
houses so the ctritters will go there. <LOL>

Or spray it on the bases of trees to annoy insects that like to use the
trunks for getting to the juicy leaves.

Or spray it around a wooded area onto the leaves and fallen twigs. It
will be consumed by small critters or decompose in fairly short order.

Don't bury it, leave it on the surface of the ground if you're getting
rid of it that way.

Pastorio

Thanks a lot for everyone's responses.
-dnw.