With Thanksgiving here, a thought to consider is what to do with kitchen fat, oil and grease (FOG) that’s left over from all that cooking or after deep frying a turkey. For interested residents, EDCO has a free, safe and more environmentally friendly option for disposing of household FOG.

Residents are asked to simply collect used discarded FOG in a leak-proof container and drop it off free of charge at one of EDCO’s conveniently located Buyback Centers. The FOG will then ultimately be processed, filtered and converted into bio-diesel by a third party processor.

It is important that participants do not mix FOG with any other oils, such as motor oil or gear oil, that inhibit the process of converting the FOG into biodiesel.

Facilities are located at:

EDCO Station Buyback Center, 8184 Commercial Street in La Mesa. Monday-Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

EDCO Recycling Buyback Center, 6700 Federal Boulevard in Lemon Grove. Open Seven Days a Week from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

EDCO Recycling Buyback Center, 224 S. Las Posas Road in San Marcos. Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sat 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Fallbrook Recycling Buyback Center, 550 W. Aviation Road in Fallbrook. Monday–Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Ramona Recycling Buyback Center, 324 Maple Street in Ramona. 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday

All centers are closed on Thanksgiving day.