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NEVER POUR AWAY USED COOKING OIL!
A SINGLE LITRE OF WASTE COOKING OIL CAN POLLUTE A
MILLION LITRES OF WATER.
Frying under normal conditions andconsuming fried food in reasonablequantities is not generally harmful.
The process of frying can destroy microbes (germs) in or on the food.
Vegetable oils are often rich in vitamin E.
And finally fried food is not only popular for its taste, but also contains a large quantity of calories.
USED VEGETABLE OIL
• After frying food in vegetable oil for the second time, the oil should
not be used again.
• Used oil contains a higher concentration of free radicals, which may
be linked to causing cancers.
• Waste oil reacts with oxygen in the air, causing the formation of
harmful substances (e.g. peroxides), which may damage the
digestive system.
Restaurants
Fast food cafes
Dining halls and canteens
Factories producing ready meals
Hospitals
Catering at tourist sites
Homes
produce waste
vegetable oil
Used vegetable oil and animal fat should never be poured down the
sink or toilet or thrown in the bin.
Waste oil may cause fires at landfill sites or rubbish dumps.
Oil in the waste water system blocks sewage pipes and therefore
increases the repair costs for the council.
THE EFFECTS OF USED OIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Oil poured down the drain clogs the sewage system
HOW USED OIL AFFECTS THE ENVIROMENT
Waste oil thrown in the bin
can seep into the soil and be
washed into groundwater,
which is an important source
of drinking water.
25% of water pollution is
caused by waste oil.
IMPACT OF OIL WASTE ON THE ENVIROMENT
Oil covers the surface
of lakes and waterways
and stops the
exchange of oxygen
between the air and
water. The oil also
reacts with oxygen,
further decreasing its
availability to living
organisms in the water.
Pollution of sea water leads to increasing numbers of
jelly fish.
DATA FOR TURKEY
• 250,000 tons of waste oil is produced each year, all of which
should be collected and recycled. At the moment, facilities
exist to collect about 20,000 tons per year.
• However, only 200 grammes per person is actually collected
each year.
DATA FOR THE EU
• In the European Union, 2.4 kg/person should be
collected each year, but only 1.2 kg can be collected.
USED OIL IN EUROPE
Potential Collected Population Per Person Per Person
Used Oil Used Oil (millions) Potential Collected
(tons) (tons) Used Oil Used Oil
kg/person kg/person
Germany 185,000 148,000 82.3 2.25 1.8
United Kingdom 225,000 100,000 60.9 3.69 1.64
Spain 113,750 54,600 45.5 2.5 1.2
Italy 70,000 40,000 58.9 1.19 0.68
France 95,000 32,000 61.5 1.54 0.52
Belgium 40,000 23,126 10.4 3.85 2.22
Netherlands 45,920 24,600 16.4 2.8 1.5
Czech Republic 28,560 12,240 10.2 2.8 1.2
Austria 42,900 9,000 8.2 5.23 1.1
Switzerland 12,500 9,000 7.5 1.67 1.2
Slovakia 15,120 6,480 5.4 2.8 1.2
Croatia 13,552 2,500 4.8 2.8 0.52
• We must all minimise the harmful effects of waste oil. In many countries, as well as in Turkey, it is illegal to pour used oil into the sewage system, into running or stagnant water or into landfill.
• As the EU started taking action much earlier, there is less oil contamination in waste water in the EU than in Turkey.
• As this problem threatens our future and our daily lives, we need to take action now and avoid further pollution.
• Wherever we eat, we should ask about the use of cooking oil, how many times it’s reused and how it’s disposed of.
WHAT WE SHOULD DO
We have to run
campaigns to inform other
people in our community
about waste oil and
collection.We have to
organize more collection
points for recycling oil.
WHAT WE SHOULD DO
• to protect water sources,
• to protect other living organisms,
• to protect water supply and sewage systems,
• and to contribute to the national economy.
WHY WE SHOULD NOT POUR USED OIL AWAY
The collected
vegetable oil will be
converted into
biodiesel, a liquid
fuel for diesel
engines.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE OIL?
Carried out by
companies licensed by
the Ministry for the
Environment and
holding contracts with
Sarıyer Council.
WASTE OIL COLLECTION IN SARIYER
If you have five or more
litres of waste oil, e-mail
us at
or phone 444 1 722
and we will collect the oil
from your address. If less
than 5 litres , leave it at…
CONTACT US
.
Mukhtar offices
Sarıyer Council old people’s
homes.
on your estate
at school
28 biodiesel processing sites all over Turkey
(since 2014)
