NEVER POUR AWAY USED

COOKING OIL!

A SINGLE LITRE OF WASTE

COOKING OIL CAN POLLUTE A
MILLION LITRES OF WATER.
Frying under normal conditions and
consuming fried food in reasonable
quantities 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 produce
meals
Hospitals
waste
Catering at tourist sites vegetable oil
Homes
 THE EFFECTS OF USED OIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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.
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
 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.

 WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WASTE OIL?

The collected
vegetable oil will be
converted into
biodiesel, a liquid
fuel for diesel
engines.
WASTE OIL COLLECTION IN SARIYER

Carried out by
companies licensed by
the Ministry for the
Environment and
holding contracts with
Sarıyer Council.
 CONTACT US

If you have five or more

litres of waste oil, e-mail
us at
cevre@sariyer.bel.tr
or phone 444 1 722
and we will collect the oil
from your address. If less
than 5 litres , leave it at…
Mukhtar offices
.
Sarıyer Council
old people’s
homes.
on your estate
at school
28 biodiesel processing sites all over Turkey
(since 2014)