For those of us who may not make regular trips to the Metro recycling station, it may come as a mild surprise that individuals can recycle their used cooking oil at several locations throughout the Portland metropolitan area and beyond.

Encore Oils, a subsidiary of Sequential Biofuel, collects waste oil from these locations, transporting it to Sequential’s biodiesel plant in Salem. Once delivered to Sequential, the oil is processed into biodiesel in about three weeks, then distributed to retail and commercial customers throughout the state. The technology at the Sequential’s Salem plant allows for any vegetable oil to be processed into biodiesel including soy, corn, canola and olive oil.

Encore also pays (depending on market conditions) to collect large quantities of oil from a myriad of restaurants and commercial food processors –including Kettle Foods, Shari’s restaurants, and Burgerville– all of which becomes biodiesel sold throughout Oregon. Individual public drop-offs are by donation only.

heat local, baby

I’ve been happily heating my home with Sequential’s Oregon-sourced, Oregon-refined B99 (99.9% waste oil-derived biodiesel) since upgrading to a bio-furnace in October, 2007. More than 90 percent of Sequential’s biodiesel is produced using Oregon-sourced waste vegetable oil. The remaining stock comes from Canola oil produced in Oregon, from Oregon-grown crops. Sequential’s biodiesel for home heating is available for delivery in the Portland areas from the fine folks at Star Oil.

When dropping off containers of used cooking oil at any of the locations listed below, make sure they’re clearly marked with labels stating, ‘Used Cooking Oil’ –it’s also recommended that the oil be recycled in the same container it was purchased.

The following locations are open to the public for oil drop-off –call ahead for hours:

Encore Oils
10111 NE 6th DR.
Portland, OR 97211
503.954.2154

Far West Fibers
4629 SE 17th Ave
Portland, OR

Portland Recycling Centers
2005 Rosa Parks Way
Portland, OR

Portland Recycling Centers
1520 NW Quimby
Portland, OR

Portland Recycling Centers
341 Foothills Road
Lake Oswego, OR

Metro Transfer Stations
2001 Washington Street
Oregon City, OR

Metro Transfer Stations
6161 NW 61st Avenue
Portland, OR

Salem Transfer Station
3250 Deer Park Dr SE
Salem, OR 97301
503.588.5169

Woodburn Transfer Station
17827 Whitney Lane NE
Woodburn, OR 97071
503.588.5169

SeQuential Retail Station
86714 McVay Hwy
Eugene, OR 97405
541.736.5864

Far West Fibers
6440 SE Alexander Street
Hillsboro, OR

Far West Fibers
10750 SW Denney Road
Beaverton, OR

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