Most definately!
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I honestly don't know if the average backyard composter can successfully compost vegetable oils. I do know of a guy who has been successfully composting literally every iota of organic material that his household produces (including human output, entire chicken caracasses, gallons of lees from wine-making) for 20+ years, but then he's far from the average backyard composter.
You can read about him here: http://www.weblife.org/humanure/
If you find you don't have success composting vegetable oils, the other things I can think of to do with it are seal it in a container and put it in the trash, or put it down the drain with plenty of water... or use it to power the nearest oil lamp.
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I honestly don't remember which one I did with my rancid oil, but I've never had gallons and gallons of it-- just a few ounces.
You can read about him here: http://www.weblife.org/humanure/
If you find you don't have success composting vegetable oils, the other things I can think of to do with it are seal it in a container and put it in the trash, or put it down the drain with plenty of water... or use it to power the nearest oil lamp.
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The spices were off for my taste.
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Well I ate most of it, but I didn't like it very much.Originally Posted by smedley
not at all--you should have eaten it!!!
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If you can find a cooperative owner/manager, restaurants (especially fast food places) might allow you to add it to their own waste oil container. A grease-disposal company removes the used oil and it gets recycled into biodiesel, lubricants, and other materials that can be substituted for petroleum-based products in manufacturing. Some municipalities offer free oil recycling also, so check with your local authorities.Originally Posted by bigdufstuff
what is the best way to dispose of said oil?
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I think you're right about most only taking motor oil, Tess. My closest recycling center doesn't take cooking oil, and I don't know of anything closer than a 2-hour drive that does.Originally Posted by Tesseract
I was under the impression most community recycling programs only took motor oil. I'll have to check mine closer.
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