Used cooking oils are a serious problem for home plumbing and Hillsborough County's wastewater collection system. Cooking oil that is poured down the drain gels and solidifies inside pipes, sewage lines and sewage lift stations, constricting water flow. That can back up home plumbing, and also cause equipment to malfunction, leading to sewage spills, overflows onto streets, and foul odors in homes and neighborhoods. Hillsborough County's Cooking Oil Recycling Effort is for residential cooking oil. Commercial and industrial customers must contact a licensed commercial grease hauler for cooking oil disposal.
Cooking oil DOs and DON’Ts | Reglas acerca del aceite de cocina
How I can make a difference?
- Carefully pour cooled cooking oil into a large, sturdy plastic or wax-coated container, such as the original container, a juice carton, or a Cooking Oil Recycling Effort jug
- Cap the container and store in a cool, safe location
- Don’t mix the oil with any other liquids or products
- Once the container is full, bring it to a Cooking Oil Recycling Effort station or to one of our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers
Request a presentation
Did you know that Hillsborough County Public Utilities offers complementary educational presentations to community groups on the Cooking Oil Recycling Effort (CORE)/Unflushables Program? Standard presentations can be adjusted depending on your group size, and most presentations are 15-20 minutes in length.
*Presentation requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance, and please note that some presentations may not be fulfilled due to demand and scheduling conflicts.
Request a CORE presentation
Locations of Cooking Oil Recycling Effort stations
Bring your container of used cooking oil and grease to one of these locations at any time. Look for the brightly-colored, free-standing cabinet with the Cooking Oil Recycling Effort identification. See map and click on the categories below the map for location details.
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Public Utility Service Centers
- South-Central
Brandon Support Operations Complex (BSOC)
332 N. Falkenburg Road
Tampa, FL 33619
(north of State Road 60, just south of Animal Services)
- South-Central
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Libraries
- 78th Street Community Library
7625 Palm River Road
Tampa, FL 33619 - Austin Davis Public Library
17808 Wayne Road
Odessa, FL 33556 - Bloomingdale Regional Library
1906 Bloomingdale Ave.
Valrico, FL 33596 - Brandon Regional Library
619 Vonderburg Drive
Brandon, FL 33511 - Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
2902 W. Bearss Ave.
Tampa, FL 33618 - Maureen B. Gauzza Public Library
11211 Countryway Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33626 - Riverview Branch Library
9951 Balm Riverview Road
Tampa, FL 33569 (The cabinet was moved from the old Riverview Library location) - Seffner-Mango Branch Library
410 N. Kingsway Road
Seffner, FL 33584 - SouthShore Regional Library
15816 Beth Shields Way
Ruskin, FL 33573
- 78th Street Community Library
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Parks & Rec Centers
- Jackson Springs Community Center
8620 Jackson Springs Rd.
Tampa, FL 33615 - Northdale Park
15550 Spring Pine Drive
Tampa, FL - Northlakes Recreation Center
2640 Lakeview Drive
Tampa, FL 33618
(east of Dale Mabry Highway in the Northlakes area) - Woodlake Park
9207 Woodlake Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33615
(south of Waters Avenue and west of Sheldon Road in Town ‘N Country)
- Jackson Springs Community Center
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Other County Locations
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6th Street Utility Pump Station
1306 6th St. S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570 - Covington Garden Pump Station
6505 Covington Garden Drive
Tampa, FL 33572 -
Durant Road Utility Pump Station
5219 Durant Rd.
Dover, FL 33527 -
Fishhawk Utility Pump Station
15455 Fishhawk Blvd.
Lithia, FL 33547 -
Golf and Sea Pump Station
6071 Golf and Sea Blvd.
Apollo Beach, FL -
Hamilton Pump Station
4116 W. Hamilton Ave.
Tampa, FL - Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission
3629 Queen Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619 - Northwest County Solid Waste Transfer Station
8001 W. Linebaugh Ave.
Tampa, FL 33625 -
SouthShore Regional Service Center
410 30th St SE
Ruskin, FL 33570 -
Summerfield Pump Station
13393 Summerfield Blvd.
Riverview, FL 33579
Recycled Cooking Oil is also accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers on select Saturdays monthly. Check out all of the locations and hours for Hillsborough County Household Hazardous Collection Centers.
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6th Street Utility Pump Station
Contact
For more information contact our Public Utilities Grease Management Program at (813) 272-5977, ext. 43515.
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