Used Cooking Oil Pickup in California: Five Markets, One Standard
Free, scheduled restaurant oil collection with CDFA-registered routes, locked anti-theft containers, and a digital manifest on every pickup. No contracts, no minimums, anywhere we operate in the state.
Quick Answer
Oil Guyz is a used cooking oil pickup and recycling company serving restaurants and commercial kitchens across California, with local routes in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, the Inland Empire, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Pickup is free and scheduled, with a free locked bin, no contract, and a digital manifest after every pickup. Call (714) 880-4788 to start service.
The Five California Markets
Each market runs its own routes, its own local phone line, and its own page with the full city list. The offer never changes; the geography does.
- Orange County
Anaheim to San Clemente, countywide
(714) 880-4788
View Orange County details - Los Angeles
LA County from Downtown to the South Bay
(310) 810-2488
View Los Angeles details - San Diego
San Diego County from Oceanside to Chula Vista
(619) 633-2488
View San Diego details - Inland Empire
Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Corona and beyond
(909) 500-2488
View Inland Empire details - Bay Area
Fremont, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose and the East Bay
(415) 319-7606
View Bay Area details
How California Regulates Used Cooking Oil, in Plain English
California treats used fryer oil as inedible kitchen grease, a regulated, tracked commodity. The California Department of Food and Agriculture runs the program: transporters must be registered with CDFA, renderers and collection centers must be licensed, and every pickup must be documented with a manifest under CCR Title 3 Section 1180. Hauling grease without registration is a crime, and no licensed renderer may accept oil from an unregistered hauler. That is the state layer, and it is why the first question to ask any hauler is whether they appear on CDFA's public transporter registry.
The second layer is local. County and city FOG programs, from the Los Angeles County FOG program to OC San's permit system and the sewer districts of San Diego and the Bay Area, regulate grease traps, interceptors, and disposal documentation at the kitchen level. Health and Safety Code Section 114201 requires food facilities to keep grease equipment functioning, and inspectors expect to see where your used oil went. The digital manifest from each pickup answers that question in one document: what was collected, when, by whom, and the licensed renderer destination. We keep those records for two years, well past the two-year statutory minimum, so the paper trail is never your problem.
California Markets at a Glance
| Market | Cities on the route | Local line | Hub page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | 34 | (714) 880-4788 | Orange County → |
| Los Angeles | 86 | (310) 810-2488 | Los Angeles → |
| San Diego | 18 | (619) 633-2488 | San Diego → |
| Inland Empire | 13 | (909) 500-2488 | Inland Empire → |
| Bay Area | 26 | (415) 319-7606 | Bay Area → |
Statewide Coverage, Local Routes
Done with no-show grease haulers and overflowing bins? Tell us where your kitchen is and we put you on a reliable route with a free locked bin. It is free because we are paid for the oil, not by you. No contract, no fees, no minimum volume.
From Orange County to the Bay Area, Oil Guyz keeps used cooking oil moving on dependable local routes, then hands it off to become biodiesel fuel.
Tell us where your kitchen is and we'll confirm your pickup schedule. Free bin, no contract, no minimum.
- Truly free. We are paid for the oil, not by you
- No contracts. Cancel anytime
- No minimum volume. Any kitchen size
- Free locked, anti-theft bin
- Compliant digital manifest after every pickup
- Instant confirmation, then a real person calls you
Request your free oil pickup
Free bin · No contract · Cancel anytime. You get an instant confirmation that we got it, then a real person calls to set up your pickup. No spam, no robocalls.
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California Used Cooking Oil Questions, Answered
Look them up. The California Department of Food and Agriculture maintains a public registry of Inedible Kitchen Grease transporters, and every legitimate hauler appears on it. Hauling grease without CDFA registration is a crime, and no licensed renderer may accept oil from an unregistered transporter. Two more tells: a registered transporter documents each pickup with a manifest, and they can name the licensed renderer receiving your oil.
The manifest documents what was collected, when, from where, and where it is going, per California Code of Regulations Title 3 Section 1180. You receive yours digitally the moment your container is serviced. Both the transporter and the receiving facility must keep copies for two years; we keep yours for that same two years, so producing history for a health or FOG inspection takes seconds.
Two layers, one paper trail. The state layer regulates who may haul grease and how each load is documented. The county and city layer, programs like the Los Angeles County FOG program and OC San’s FOG permits, regulates your grease traps and interceptors and expects disposal documentation. The same digital manifest satisfies both: it proves your used cooking oil left with a registered transporter and reached a licensed renderer.
The offer is: free scheduled pickup, a free locked bin, no contract, no minimum volume, and a digital manifest after every visit, in Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, the Inland Empire, and the Bay Area alike. What changes by market is the local phone line, the route calendar, and the county FOG authority your documentation answers to.
It goes to a licensed renderer and is processed into biodiesel feedstock and animal feed ingredients. Nothing goes to landfill. That commodity value is what funds the free service, and the manifest chain documents the whole journey, which is exactly what a FOG inspector or a sustainability-minded customer wants to see.
High-volume kitchens sometimes can. If your operation consistently produces roughly 250 gallons or more a month, contact us and we will review your numbers and discuss whether a rebate fits. For most kitchens the honest answer is that free, reliable, documented pickup is the deal, and margins in recycling are thin enough that we would rather keep that promise than dangle a check that never matches reality.
Call or send the form and a real person calls you back the same business day to confirm your schedule. Your free locked container arrives before your first pickup, which lands within 3 to 5 business days. If a previous hauler left you with an overflowing bin, tell us; overflow calls are dispatched as priority stops.