Where do you throw away used frying oil?
OL-yo di fri-TOO-ra — 'gl' in olio makes a palatal 'ly' sound, like the 'll' in million.
Use this whenever you have used cooking oil to dispose of. Pouring oil down the drain is a serious environmental offence in Italy and causes major pipe blockages. Ask a neighbour or check your municipality's website for the nearest collection point.
Used vegetable oils (oli esausti or olii di frittura) must be collected separately and taken to collection points, usually found at markets, supermarkets, and isole ecologiche. They are then processed into biodiesel or animal feed. One litre of oil can contaminate one million litres of water.
Non versare l'olio nel lavandino.
Don't pour the oil down the sink.
Critical warning; a very common and harmful mistake.
Raccolgo l'olio usato in una bottiglia e lo porto all'ecocentro.
I collect the used oil in a bottle and take it to the recycling centre.
Describes the correct procedure step by step.
C'è un contenitore per l'olio esausto al mercato.
There's a container for used oil at the market.
Common location for oil collection points in Italian towns.
Several Italian towns run a premio virtù (virtue reward) scheme: residents who bring used oil to collection points receive supermarket vouchers. This has dramatically increased correct disposal rates in participating municipalities.