Co-Founder, Oil Guyz
Matthew Ashrafi co-founded Oil Guyz in 2026 with Joey Bolohan, bringing a decade of building and running software companies to an industry still working off paper tickets and missed pickups. He learned the business from the kitchen out, how containers get placed, how routes get planned, how manifests get generated, and how oil reaches a biorefinery to become biodiesel and renewable diesel feedstock. He writes here about collection logistics, service reliability, and the recycling supply chain.
Cooking oil disposal in Tacoma and Pierce County: why the drop-off sites are residents only, what Washington requires, and how kitchens get free pickup.
Anaheim hotels and restaurants get used cooking oil recycled free: one account for every hotel kitchen, help in convention weeks, a manifest each pickup.
Why CalRecycle doesn't cover California Used Cooking Oil Disposal Law, what CDFA and Food & Ag Code 19300 require, and how local FOG rules stack on top.
Cooking oil disposal in the Inland Empire: which agency sets your city's rules, why county waste sites refuse business oil, and how kitchens get free pickup.
Cooking oil disposal in San Diego: who regulates your kitchen, why Miramar is residents-only, and the free pickup route that keeps restaurants compliant.
Hot oil burn first aid for restaurant kitchens: cooling steps, what never to apply, when to call 911, and the OSHA and workers' comp paperwork it triggers.
Free compliant pickup with a CDFA manifest every time, since county waste centers refuse business oil. What to check before any hauler touches your bin.
Used cooking oil pickup in South King County is free for Kent, Renton, Auburn, Federal Way, Tukwila, and SeaTac restaurants, plus the local FOG rules to meet.
Pierce County restaurant grease rules for Puyallup, Lakewood, University Place, Gig Harbor and Bonney Lake, plus free used cooking oil pickup that fits them.
Bay Area restaurant grease and FOG rules by county: EBMUD, Union Sanitary, San Jose ESD, and SVCW requirements, plus free used cooking oil pickup and records.
Used cooking oil recycling statistics from major fast food chains, sourced from SEC filings and sustainability reports. Wingstop alone recycled 22M lbs in 2024.
Comparing cooking oil collection contracts for multi-location restaurant groups: Oil Guyz vs RTI, Mahoney, DAR PRO and more, with every competitor fact sourced.
How much used cooking oil does a fast food restaurant produce? About 35 lb of used cooking oil a day, roughly 12,775 lb a year per location. See what drives the volume, how to size your container and pickup schedule, and where the oil goes.
The types of cooking oil that can be recycled, vegetable, canola, soybean, peanut, fryer oil, and clean animal fats, plus what gets rejected and why.
How often should a fried chicken restaurant change its fryer oil? Busy kitchens run a 1-3 day cycle; the highest-volume fryers change daily. Here's how to judge it.
Chicken wing restaurant cooking oil disposal made simple: handle game-day surges, stay CDFA-compliant, and get free pickup with a digital manifest every time.
Airport used cooking oil pickup for terminal concessions and airline catering kitchens, how secured, badged, scheduled service works, how multi-operator accounts roll up to one dashboard, and how every collection produces a CDFA-compliant digital manifest with chain of custody to a licensed renderer.
Learn how to prepare used cooking oil for pickup in 6 simple steps: cool it, strain debris, keep water out, use the locked container, and schedule a route.
Grease hauler stopped showing up? Here's the exact playbook: document missed pickups, request your manifests, check your contract, and switch with zero service gap.
Restaurants get free pickup with a manifest; at home, cool it, seal it, drop it off. Never the drain and never the trash, and how to recycle it instead.
University cooking oil pickup and recycling explained: how campus dining halls, retail outlets, and multi-site school districts schedule used cooking oil pickup, keep a CDFA digital manifest per location, and turn fryer oil into biodiesel and renewable-diesel feedstock.
Fast food cooking oil recycling turns fryer grease into renewable fuel. Here's the full chain, fryer to CDFA-licensed renderer to biodiesel, and the manifest that makes it legitimate.
Recycling used cooking oil is often free, keeps you CDFA and FOG compliant, stops sewer backups, guards against theft, and cuts lifecycle carbon up to 86%.
Free pickup and a CDFA-compliant digital manifest, even for one truck. Where food trucks can legally dump fryer oil and how commissary collection works.
What restaurant groups, franchisors, and hotel operators should look for when negotiating a multi-location cooking oil collection contract, pricing, SLAs, CDFA manifests, exit terms.
California FOG violation fines vary by local wastewater authority, from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands. See real, sourced fine figures, what triggers a citation, and how to avoid one.
Used cooking oil pickup is free for most California restaurants. Learn why haulers collect your oil at no charge, how the economics work, and what to look for in a provider.
Spot the red flags that mean your used cooking oil hauler is costing you money, compliance risk, or both. Learn the 7 warning signs every California restaurant owner should watch for.
Most Southern California sanitation districts, including the agencies covering LA County, require grease traps to be pumped before FOG exceeds 25% of capacity. Learn how the rule works, how inspectors measure it, and how to stay compliant.
Everything you need to set up grease management before opening your restaurant in Orange County, LA, or San Diego. Grease traps, UCO containers, hauler selection, and compliance from day one.
Free pickup, bulk service, drop-off or filtration: the 4 legal cooking oil disposal options in California, and the shortcuts that draw fines.
A step-by-step walkthrough of what happens when you sign up for grease pickup service, from the first site visit and container placement to scheduled collections, manifests, and billing.
A practical guide for restaurant owners evaluating grease collection services, the right questions to ask, registration requirements to verify, contract terms to watch for, and red flags that signal a bad provider.
Compare cooking oil disposal service options for Southern California restaurants, what free service covers, when you'll pay, and hidden fees to watch for.
How used cooking oil collection works for restaurants, from container to recycling facility, and why free pickup is standard for most commercial kitchens.
A practical guide to yellow grease collection for high-volume food processors, what it is, how it differs from brown grease, and how to streamline collection logistics.
Discover how waste vegetable oil pickup connects Southern California restaurants to the biodiesel supply chain, and the real environmental impact of recycling your used cooking oil.
Step-by-step guide to switching your used cooking oil pickup provider without missed collections, compliance gaps, or service interruptions.
Step-by-step emergency response for a grease trap overflow in your restaurant. Immediate actions, who to notify, documentation, and how to prevent health code violations.
Every used cooking oil pickup in California requires a CDFA manifest. Here's what fields are required in 2026, how long to keep them, and how to stay audit-ready.
Picture the bin that never overflows and the compliant digital manifest already in your inbox. Used cooking oil pickup is free because we are paid for the oil, not by you. Every week you wait is another overflowing bin and another gap in your records. Free locked bin, confirmed the same business day, first pickup in 3 to 5 business days, no contract, cancel anytime. New routes are scheduled in the order they come in, so get on the list today.
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