FAQs

FOG is an acronym for fats, oils, and grease. These substances, along with solid food particles, are collected by your grease trap to prevent contamination of city sewer lines. Regular grease trap cleaning services help ensure your establishment complies with local regulations and avoids potential plumbing issues.

Our company provides many different types of cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR, though our services are primarily used for cooking oil from fryers. We also recycle the following FOG (fat, oil, and grease) products:

Bacon grease
Beef tallow
Peanut oil
Sunflower seed oil
Vegetable oil

Please note: We do not accept motor oil or appliance oil.

Our used cooking oil collection service is free. You receive a clean oil receptacle that accommodates your waste oil production, and we pay you for your used cooking oil based on the amount yielded by your establishment's everyday practices. Once your receptacle is full, we'll pick it up. Your establishment is added to a collection route with a pickup frequency based on the size of your receptacle. Once collected, we'll return your used oil to our facility. Our technicians switch out lids and containers as needed. If a receptacle becomes too dirty, simply call our office and request a replacement. We'll exchange the lid or the whole container ASAP. To learn more about our cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR, contact Oregon Oils, Inc.

Grease traps are located beneath sinks inside establishments or outside in the ground. They're plumbed into restaurants and collect FOG, so it doesn't contaminate city sewer lines. As part of our program for cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR, we provide you with a collection container for FOG. Simply dump your used cooking oil into this container and wait for us to pick it up.

Our software program alerts us to schedule your grease trap cleaning and cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR any time your grease trap or grease interceptor is due for service. If your collection frequency needs to be updated, call our office, and we'll enter the change into our system. We keep track of your grease trap frequency and send the proper pump-out reports to city inspectors, so your establishment remains in compliance with current regulations.

Yes, Oregon Oils is a proud member of the Preferred Pumper Program (PPP). Pumpers registered with the PPP follow strict pump-out criteria. Commercial FOG generators in the region are encouraged to use a preferred pumper. Using a registered preferred pumper ensures maintenance is completed correctly and according to the highest industry standards. Regulatory inspections focus on pumpers' performance in maintaining traps and interceptors. When establishments turn to Oregon Oils for grease trap cleaning and cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR, we assume the responsibility for completing pump-out reports and submitting them properly.

Yes, we offer regularly scheduled grease trap cleaning and cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR. Contact our team today to learn more about our service agreements.

In case of a grease trap overflow, please contact our office immediately. We'll dispatch a technician to assess the situation and perform a pump-out if necessary. Overflows are often caused by clogged pipes, and your pump-out frequency may need adjustment. To prevent future issues, we recommend setting up a regular cleaning schedule, avoiding sweeping food down drains, and keeping non-food materials out of your drainage system.

Grease traps naturally emit odors. The smell can seep through the lid of your trap or exit through sink drains. Possible solutions for buildup and odors may include:

Installing a new gasket (we can perform this service for a small fee)
Increasing scheduled pick-ups
Avoiding putting milk products down your sink

Contact us today for more information about our installation services and cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR.

We offer grease trap cleaning and cooking oil recycling in Portland, OR for a wide variety of local businesses, including restaurants, hotels, resorts, senior living communities, hospitals—any business with a kitchen. Did you know that, according to the EPA, fats, oils, and grease account for approximately 47% of all sanitary sewer blockages? Nearly any establishment with a commercial kitchen can benefit from regular grease trap service and oil collection, helping protect both their operations and the city’s sewer system.