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.
Restaurants Fast food cafes Dining halls and canteens Factories producing ready meals Hospitals Hotels Houses
Waste Oil
THE EFFECTS OF USED OIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT 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.
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
WHAT WE SHOULD DO • 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.
WHY WE SHOULD NOT POUR USED OIL AWAY • to protect water sources,
• to protect other living organisms, • to protect water supply and sewage systems, • and to contribute to the national economy.
Mukhtar offices .
on your estate
at school
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE OIL? The collected vegetable oil will be converted into biodiesel, a liquid fuel for diesel engines.
28 biodiesel collecting stations all over Turkey (since 2014)