I’ve struggled with this issue of who the WVO belongs to off and on since I began the journey of making bioD last fall. The way I look at it, and the way many of the restaurant managers I talked to look at it is this way: Unless there is a contract with the collector that makes the collector the owner of the oil the moment it hits their barrel, they are no different than the trash collector. The trash collector merely provides a service of collecting the waste and they provide a dumpster for it. But at any time, anyone can go dumpster-diving to remove whatever they find. If the trash collector can make a dollar on the trash by turning it over to a recycler, so be it. But the restaurant pays a fixed fee to have the trash collected regularly.
To the restaurants, the oil collectors are viewed essentially the same way. They provide a service. The only real difference is the trash collector has regular pick-up days. They pick up whatever is in the dumpster whether it’s loaded light or heavy. The oil collectors, on the other hand, are often called when the barrel is full. No regularly scheduled pick ups. This happens mostly with the small restaurants. Big chains may have regular pick up schedules. But even with regular schedules, the oil is “trash” and the collectors provide a service. If they can make a buck by passing it on to a recycler of some kind, so be it.
I’ve always said to the restaurants I’ve approached for collecting oil that I don’t suggest they stop their service with the commercial collectors. I also emphasize that I don’t want to cause them any problems with their collector. I am simply after their waste fryer oil. All other stuff can go in the commercial collector’s barrel. So far, this has not been a problem and my collection barrel sits next to the commercial collector’s.
On another note, I’ve run into a number of restaurants who don’t want to deal with it. As was said, time is money and they don’t want their employees dealing with the 2 barrels and many don’t think the employee’s have the mental capacity to put the right stuff in the right barrel (sad comment). In any case, it takes a lot of time finding and lining up your sources. But once its done, it usually goes pretty smoothly from then on.
-Jay
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They all say after they dump it in the container's in back we can have all we want. Oo. Oo. Is this oil o. k. to use or is it contaminated from dirt,rain,or whatever to use. Thank's for your time Don
