How to Turn Used Cooking Oil from Deep Frying Turkey’s into Biodiesel Give the Environment a Present – Recycle Your Holiday Turkey Cooking Oil Into Biodiesel During the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, many turkeys will be cooked, some which will be deep-fried in oil. If you are deep frying a Turkey (or anything else) this holiday, please bring your used cooking oil to one of many drop off locations in Reno, Carson City, Douglas County, Incline Village and South Lake Tahoe. Bently Biofuels is providing the recycling bins to the party and you will bring the used cooking oil. Then, voila -- it gets turned into biodiesel to power local car and trucks instead of being dumped town the drain where it clogs the municipal sewer pipes. Recycling also prevents the cooking grease from ending up in the landfill where it generates methane, a potential greenhouse gas (GHG) that damages the environment. Chris Lynch, Director of the Business Environmental Program at the University of Nevada, Reno said, “The solutions to environmental challenges are going to come from creative, innovative and profit-motivated business leaders like Bently Biofuels. We are excited to partner with Bently -- turning used frying oil into biodiesel to power our local car and trucks instead of dumping it down the drain or sending it to the landfill is a great gift to the environment during the Holidays.” Christopher Turbeville, Bently Biofuels Plant Manager said: “Making the community aware that they can recycle everything down to their cooking oil is vital to our mission. I couldn’t be more excited to partner with WSPPN on this project.” Recipe for Deep Frying Turkeys: Tell Your Friends about the drop off locations! Then visit the Blue Ridge Biofuels site for the recipe, some yummy photos and instructions on how to deep-fry your turkey! Deep-Fried Turkey Recipe (reprinted with permission of Blue Ridge Biofuels) 6 quarts hot water 1-pound kosher salt 1-pound dark brown sugar 5 pounds ice 1 (13 to 14-pound) turkey, with giblets removed Approximately 4 to 4 1/2 gallons peanut oil* Instructions on How to Prepare Your Used Oil for Drop Off at Bently Bins: To recycle your used cooking oil, simply allow it to cool and pour it into a leak-proof container. Be sure to remove any bones, food particles, and any other trash or contaminants. Then take the oil to a drop-off location near you. For locations refer to the Business Environmental Program website (http://www.unrbep.org) or call 866.441.2884. Pour the used cooking oil into the clearly marked bins by Bently and take home or recycle your containers. Photo courtesy of Blue Ridge Biofuels