The Grease Report

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Straight talk on used cooking oil recycling, grease theft, renewable diesel, and keeping your kitchen's liquid gold locked down — in Atlanta and nationwide.

July 28, 20266 min read
Thieves Are Stealing $500 Million of Fryer Grease a Year. Here's Why Your Used Cooking Oil Is Suddenly Liquid Gold.
At 3am, crews with pump trucks are siphoning restaurant grease bins. Used cooking oil now trades for over $1,000 a ton — and thieves have noticed. Here is what is really going on behind your kitchen.
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Notes from the route

Thieves Are Stealing $500 Million of Fryer Grease a Year. Here's Why Your Used Cooking Oil Is Suddenly Liquid Gold.