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NEWS RELEASES
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cassandra Lafser, 407.246.2182
Heather Allebaugh, 407.246.3423
 City of
Orlando Hosts Free Used Cooking Oil Recycling Event for Residents After
the Thanksgiving Holiday
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WHAT: |
Tomorrow on Thanksgiving, residents all over
Central Florida will use cooking oil to cook their big
feasts and in some cases even deep fry a turkey for the
holiday.
But what can residents do with all the grease or oil
left-over after cooking?
On Monday, November 29, the City of Orlando is hosting a
free used cooking oil recycling event at City Hall to
collect the oil and grease from this year’s Thanksgiving
feasts.
Recycling cooking oil this Thanksgiving holiday will help
prevent thousands of gallons of used cooking oil from ending
up in local landfills and clogging sewer systems.
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HOW: |
The following types of oils can be recycled:
Grease leftover from cooking of animal
fats (i.e. bacon grease)
Vegetable Oil
Corn oil
Olive oil
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Soybean oil
Sunflower oil
Canola oil (Rapeseed oil)
Lard
Cooking oil should free of water, soap
suds and food scraps, and should be transported in a clean,
non-breakable, leak-proof container with a tight lid. |
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WHEN:
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Monday, November 29,
2010
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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YEAR-ROUND USED COOKING OIL
RECYCLING:
Citizens can make an impact in
their community and the environment by recycling used cooking oil all
year long. The City of Orlando Wastewater Division now offers free
recycling of used cooking oil Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at 5100 L.B. McLeod Road. For more information call 407.246.2213 or
visit
www.cityoforlando.net/grease.
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GREENWORKS ORLANDO:
This event supports Mayor Dyer’s green initiative, Green Works
Orlando, which is the City’s comprehensive plan to protect our
natural resources, encourage environmentally-friendly lifestyles and
business practices and engage everyone who lives, works and visits
Central Florida in the effort to “go green.”
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