NEVER POUR AWAY USED COOKING OIL!

ONE LITRE OF WASTE COOKING OIL POLLUTES A MILLION LITRES

OF WATER.

Frying under normal conditions and consuming fried food in reasonable quantities is not harmful at all.

The process of frying can destroy microbes (germs) in or on the food.

Vegetable oil is often rich in vitamin E.

And finally fried food is not only popular for its taste, but also contains 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 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.

RestaurantsFast food cafesDining halls and canteensFactories producing ready mealsHospitalsHotelsHouses

Waste Oil

Used vegetable oil and animal fat should never be poured into the sink or toilet or thrown in the bin.

Waste oil may cause fire at landfill sites or rubbish dumps.

Oil in the waste water system blocks sewage pipes and therefore increases the repair costs for the municipality.

THE EFFECTS OF USED OIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Oil poured down the drain clogs the sewage system

HOW USED OIL EFFECTS 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, the capacity to collect is about 25,000 tons per year.

• However, only 200 grams per person is actually collected each year.

DATA FOR THE EU

• In the European Union, 2.4 kg/person should be collected each year, 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

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Mukhtar offices

on your estate

at school

The collected vegetable oil will be converted into biodiesel, a liquid fuel for diesel engines.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE OIL?

28 biodiesel collecting stations all over Turkey

(since 2014)