I tend not to deep fry anything so seldom have much of an accumulation. Just the very occasional batch of fried chicken or even more rarely, homemade fries. But our local recycling centers have used cooking oil receptacles, so it gets disposed of there.

I don't usually have difficulty in finding some sort of container to transport but then again, never manage to accumulate too much :-) I save any jars for that purpose.

If it's just been used to fry vegetables, you can strain it through a coffee filter into a jar and keep it to reuse for the next batch.

Coffeenoz, I plan to reuse if possible, and thanks for the coffee filter tip.

And to anyone wondering, I really don't deep fry much of anything which is why now this is only just coming up, but having had absolutely wonderful pakoras out at a restaurant not close to me to frequent often, I've been wanting to make them. And again, since this first batch fell apart a bit (but still tasty).

Anything I've been tempted to deep fry has been of vegetarian nature. I bake (in the oven) my "fried" chicken, as mother did. I still have that pakora oil... because I didn't know what to do with it! It's still in the cooking pot (fridge, when it cooled), since I didn't have anything to transfer it into!

I've had the exact same problem. I don't buy much of anything that comes in containers that I could put used oil in. But occasionally the need arises for a way to dispose of some.

My solution has been to use plastic grocery bags to dispose of oil. Make sure they are intact on the bottom, no holes or anything. Put 2 or 3 together, one inside the other, pour the oil in, and tie the tops tightly, put it in the trash can.

I also have a plastic bag I put 'slightly used' paper towels in. You can soak up a lot of oil with just a few of those! Then they go into the trash, too.

I've used this same plastic bag method to dispose of a number of 'liquidy' things I didn't want to put down the drain.

Rusty

Save the containers the oil comes in.

Get someone to save you some pasta sauce jars or jars that fruit comes in.

When the oil needs to be discarded, burn it in the firepit (if you have one.) It's excellent for encouraging damp stuff to burn.

I put mine in the compost and wait until I have an accumulation of used paper towels or coffee filters to absorb it. I, too, seldom use oil, so it's not like it's a lot to be absorbed. You could do the same thing with newspaper and put it in compost or trash bin (but I don't like doing that if I can avoid it).

I made corn dogs and hush puppies on Sunday, which are deep fried, and so far I still have the oil in the pan that I used, with a lid on it. I do strain it for later use through a fine mesh sieve, but instead of using a coffee filter, I just save what is on top and discard whatever sediment is on the bottom. When I am finished with the oil, I put it in a heavy plastic bag and put it in the trash. I never put it in the garbage disposal (or toilet), as it can get stuck in pipes. I do not do a lot of deep frying, but I do it occasionally. I like to make tempura, and I also like to make corn empanadas (some call them quesadillas), which are made with masa dough that is formed into a circle with fillings put inside, folded over and sealed and then deep fried. My favorite fillings are leftover cooked vegetables (such as broccoli) and mushrooms. In Mexico I would get them with huitlacoche, which is not easy to find here.

I pour it down gopher holes.

They hate it and move on.

I will put old rancid oil in my chainsaw but not used oil. Maybe I should try it.

Put used oil in a plastic bag and into the freezer for the next time you have to fry something again.

dcarch

I do buy certain things in cans. My grands love Bush's vegetarian baked beans and they come in a large can. I wash and save these and keep one in the freezer compartment of my refrigerator for used oil. When it is full, it goes in the trash.

If you have a recycling center near you, I'm sure they will let you pick up a can or two.

You can use a funnel to pour it (completely cooled first) into any bottle. One tends to forget funnels, nowadays. :) Put the bottle in the sink so it'll be lower, and the sink will catch any drips.

If anyone is making biodiesel near you, you might be able to send it there. :)

Great idea, plllog. Any empty soda or water bottle will do. For oil that you're discarding, raid the trash can next time you're at the gas station.

Oils can go directly in our green bin. I make pouches (pirate hats) out of the newspapers and line my kitchen garbage pail for our green bin items. They then get taken out to the big bin for the city to collect. Oils can go in the pouches, or directly in the green bin if there's lots of paper towels, etc to absorb.

Artemis, kind of off topic, but I have to admit I have no idea what 'pakoras' is, so I googled it yesterday. Found there are a gazillion (or so it seems) different definitions and/or recipes. Would you please share your recipe? It sounds like something I would like to try, but I have no idea where to start. Thank you!

Rusty

My DH saves it up and uses it as a starter fluid in our fireplace

"My DH saves it up and uses it as a starter fluid in our fireplace."

Sharon, I'd never thought of using it in the fireplace. You're my new hero ❤

I store used cooking oil in the same container the oil comes in.

Sol

I love walking around the neighborhood the nite before garbage pick-up. Last week I picked up a quart sealer jar and a magnum wine bottle.

Jasdip, someone who does what you're doing told my that in the runup to major sports events - world cup and such - he and his like-minded friends find TV sets in good working order discarded by people who buy new sets in honour of the games.

Where we live, we have collection places with recycling dumpsters that are full of all sorts of bottles. I usually leave with at least one thing when I take my recycling to dump it. Usually it's a 5 gallon bucket that I find.

One of the problems with plastic bags for holding oils... even if they look like they won't leak, the ones I get in this vicinity... well, they DO. Sigh.

Not that I would waste one on disposing used cooking oil but I've found that the Glad brand of zip-loc bags are a lot better quality than 'Zip-Locs'. I only buy the freezer duty ones.