As part of an annual, one-day event, select towns will be collecting used, liquid vegetable-based cooking oil to be recycled into biodiesel. This is a one-day event with the goal to make it easier for residents to properly dispose of their leftover or expired liquid cooking oil with temporary drop-off locations.

DuPage County also has 12 permanent collection locations for recycling cooking oil year-round.

All cooking oil must be dropped off in a sealed container. Containers will not be returned.

No bacon grease or other solid animal fats will be accepted. Vegetable-based oil only.

Cooking Oil Recycling Drop-Off Locations Saturday Nov 25th, 2023

• • Addison: SCARCE, 800 S. Rohlwing Rd. Unit D 9am-noon
  • Downers Grove: Sanitary Treatment Center, 2710 Curtiss St. 9 am-noon
  • Glen Ellyn: Glenbard Wastewater Authority, 21W551 Bemis Rd, 9am-noon
  • Elmhurst: Public Works Facility, 985 S Riverside Dr. 9 am-noon
  • Naperville: Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 156 Fort Hill Dr, 9am-2pm
  • Villa Park: Salt Creek Sanitary District (parking lot), 20 S. Rt 83, 9am-noon
  • Wood Dale: Public Works Facility, 720 N Central Ave, 9am-noon

Note: Elmhurst Public Works. Salt Creek Sanitary District and SCARCE are pop-up collection sites. All other locations listed are permanent collection sites.

Thank you to our recycling partner Green Grease Environmental! Learn more about how your cooking oil is recycled in our blog post.