Grease and oil collections

In this 2005 photo of Pima County's inaugural Thanksgiving grease collection event, Safety Officer Leon Davis scrapes grease into a container. The day long grease recycle event was put on by Pima County Wastewater Management,Tucson Regional Clean Cities and Grecycle, Friday November 25, 2005. Arizona Daily Star

 JAMES S. WOOD/Arizona Daily Star

Residents can get rid of used cooking oil and grease Jan. 7.

The 12th annual collection by the Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department, Edge Group, Grecycle, Pima Association of Governments, and the town of Sahuarita will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following sites:

  • O’Rielly Chevrolet, 6160 E. Broadway.
  • City Council Ward 3 Office, 1510 E. Grant Road
  • Pima Vocational High School, 5025 W. Ina Road
  • Kino Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way
  • Sahuarita Town Hall Complex, 375 W. Sahuarita Center Way

More than 30,000 pounds of used cooking oil and kitchen grease have been collected since 2005. The oil and grease are recycled into biodiesel.

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