Free Used Cooking Oil Pickup in Los Angeles County
We collect used cooking oil from restaurant kitchens across Los Angeles County, from the South Bay to the San Gabriel Valley. You get a free locked bin, a driver who pumps it out in place, and a manifest for your records after every pickup.
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Free used cooking oil pickup
Used Cooking Oil Pickup for LA County Restaurants
Used cooking oil pickup in Los Angeles County tends to fail the same way everywhere, whether you run a Korean BBQ house in Koreatown, a Cantonese kitchen in Monterey Park, or a burger spot in Torrance. The hauler misses a week and the bin behind the kitchen overflows. Nobody sends paperwork, so when a FOG inspector asks for pickup records, the manager has nothing to show. And in a county where the City of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, and Monterey Park each run their own grease programs, missing paperwork is a real problem. Oil Guyz fixes exactly that: free scheduled used cooking oil pickup for restaurant kitchens across LA County, with a person who answers the phone and a record of every gallon that leaves your property.
The service is simple. You get a free locked bin sized to your volume, placed where you store oil today. The driver pumps it out right where it sits. We never swap containers, and if you already use barrels or caddies, we pump those in place too. After every pickup you receive a digital manifest documenting what was removed and when, and you can pull up your records later in the online portal. The pickup is free because we are paid for the oil: it goes to a licensed renderer and becomes biodiesel feedstock and animal feed ingredients, with nothing sent to landfill. Phones are answered around the clock, a team member picks up, and most kitchens get their first pickup within a week of signing up.
Compliance is where LA County gets complicated. Inside the City of Los Angeles, LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) enforces the grease rules under LAMC 64.30. Long Beach and Pasadena run their own city health departments, Monterey Park runs its own FOG Control Program, and LA County Public Works handles industrial waste in unincorporated areas and its contract cities. On top of all of it sits state law: used cooking oil is inedible kitchen grease under the Food and Agricultural Code, and only a CDFA-registered transporter may haul it. Every pickup runs under a CDFA Inedible Kitchen Grease transporter license, and the digital manifest you receive meets the CDFA recordkeeping rule (3 CCR 1180.24). When an inspector asks, you forward the manifest and move on.
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The typical hauler vs Oil Guyz
Same pickup. A very different experience for your Los Angeles kitchen.
Why now
A health or CDFA check can ask for your manifest any day, and switching costs you nothing. There is no contract to break and no gap in service. Get set up before your bin overflows or an inspector asks.
Get Free Pickup in Los AngelesEverything your Los Angeles kitchen gets, free
One plan that takes used cooking oil off your plate for good. Most haulers charge for pickup or lock you into a contract. Yours does neither.
Costs you nothing
Free pickup, free bin, free paperwork. We are paid for the oil, not by you.
Reliable, on your schedule
Scheduled pickups on the cadence you set. A real person owns your route.
Inspection-proof
A CDFA-compliant manifest after every pickup. 7-year records kept.
- Recurring scheduled pickupsWeekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. You set the cadence.Free
- A commercial collection containerDelivered and placed where it works for your kitchen.$150 to buyFree
- Compliant digital manifest after every pickupCDFA Title 3 §1180-compliant, emailed the moment your container is serviced.Free
- 7 years of records, kept for youProducing history for an inspection takes seconds.Free
- A real person who answersNo phone-tag, no no-show black hole.Free
- No contract, month to monthCancel anytime. No penalty, no removal fee.Free
Total cost to you
No contract. Cancel anytime.
Typically $150+ to set up elsewhere, plus monthly fees
$0
It's free because we are paid for the oil, not by you. We recycle it into clean fuel, so pickup and the bin cost you nothing.
Free sizing tool
Right-size your free bin in seconds
Tell us how much oil your kitchen goes through and we will show you the bin and pickup schedule that fits, no overflowing bins, no wasted trips.
Free bin, sized right
What size bin does your kitchen need?
We aim to fill it 75 to 90% in a month, so one monthly pickup keeps it from overflowing.
130-gallon outdoor bin
~83% full each month
A 130-gallon outdoor bin lands around 83% full over a month, so one pickup a month keeps it from ever overflowing.
This is an estimate to get you close. We confirm the right bin when we place it, and if your volume changes we swap you to a better size at no charge.
Local compliance
Los Angeles County FOG and Grease Rules for Restaurants
Verified 2026-07-04There is no single FOG regulator in Los Angeles County. The City of LA enforces grease rules through LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) under LAMC 64.30, Long Beach and Pasadena run their own city health departments, Monterey Park operates its own FOG Control Program, and LA County Public Works covers unincorporated areas and its contract cities. Wherever your kitchen sits, three duties repeat: keep your grease trap or interceptor sized and serviced, store used cooking oil in a proper container, and send it out only with a CDFA-registered transporter that leaves you a manifest.
Who regulates grease from your kitchen
LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), Industrial Waste Management Division
Enforces the City of LA FOG program and industrial wastewater permits under LAMC 64.30.
Official program pageCounty of Los Angeles Public Works, Environmental Programs Division, Industrial Waste Unit
Regulates industrial waste and grease pretreatment in unincorporated LA County and its contract cities.
Official program pageCity of Long Beach Bureau of Environmental Health, FOG Program
Long Beach's own health department; inspects food facilities and commercial grease haulers for grease compliance.
Official program pageCity of Monterey Park Public Works, FOG Control Program
City-run inspections covering grease interceptor maintenance and proper used cooking oil disposal.
Official program pageCity of Pasadena Public Health Department, Environmental Health Division
Pasadena's own health department; sets grease interceptor and grease waste storage rules through plan check.
Official program pageCalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture, Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch (Rendering / IKG Program)
State agency that registers used cooking oil transporters and runs the grease manifest system.
Official program pageWhat inspectors expect from a Los Angeles restaurant
Hold an Industrial Wastewater Permit in the City of LA? You need a gravity grease interceptor
Los Angeles Municipal Code §64.30, Food Service Establishment RequirementsIn the City of Los Angeles, food service establishments required to maintain an Industrial Wastewater Permit must also install, operate, and maintain an approved gravity grease interceptor. The only way out is a conditional waiver granted by the LASAN Director, decided case by case. Source: LASAN, LAMC 64.30 FSE Requirements (PDF)
New builds and $100,000 remodels in the City of LA get no waiver
Los Angeles Municipal Code §64.30Every newly constructed food service establishment in the City of LA must install a gravity grease interceptor, with no conditional waiver available except narrow exemptions. An existing restaurant is pulled into the same requirement when it plans a remodel with a building permit valuation of $100,000 or more. Source: LASAN, LAMC 64.30 FSE Requirements (PDF)
Budget for the City of LA industrial wastewater permit fee
Los Angeles Municipal Code §64.30 fee provisionsCity of LA industrial wastewater permit applications carry a $370 base fee set in 2012, adjusted annually under LASAN's fee schedule. The published adjustment table had already reached $616 by July 2020, so the fee you actually pay today is well above the base figure. Source: LASAN industrial wastewater permit fee notice (PDF)
County program areas: 750-gallon minimum grease interceptors
Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Division 2; California Plumbing Code Table 1014.3.6Where LA County Public Works runs the industrial waste program, in unincorporated areas and its contract cities, restaurant grease interceptors are sized per the California Plumbing Code with a 750-gallon minimum and a 1,500-gallon restaurant maximum unless the Environmental Programs Division authorizes otherwise. Source: LA County restaurant pretreatment guidelines (PDF)
Long Beach: pump before the 25% line
Long Beach applies the gravity grease interceptor 25% rule. If floating grease plus settled solids reach a quarter of the interceptor's liquid depth, you must pump more frequently. Inspectors sample on the inlet side and average three evenly spaced readings, so keep your pumping records ready. Source: Long Beach 25% rule illustration (Environmental Health)
Torrance: grease traps approved by the Street Superintendent
Torrance Municipal Code §72.2.17 (Grease Traps)Torrance requires any establishment serving 100 or more meals per day to route kitchen sink waste through approved grease traps before it reaches the public sewer: 20-pound capacity traps for 100 to 300 meals per day, and 60-pound capacity above 300 meals per day. Source: Torrance Municipal Code, Div. 7 Ch. 2 (Sewers)
Pasadena: store grease waste in a leak-proof, lidded container
California Retail Food Code §§114190, 114201, as applied in Pasadena's plan-check guidePasadena, which runs its own city health department, requires all grease waste to be stored in an approved leak-proof container with a tight-fitting lid and removed from the premises for approved disposal. New grease interceptor or trap units must be installed outside the food facility, in the ground. Source: Pasadena plan check construction guidelines (PDF)
Statewide: only a CDFA-registered transporter may haul your used oil
Food and Agricultural Code §§19310 to 19317; IKG defined at §19216California law makes it unlawful for anyone to transport inedible kitchen grease, which includes used cooking oil, without being registered with CDFA and holding a valid registration certificate. The company hauling your fryer oil must be a registered IKG transporter, and any restaurant can verify a registration on CDFA's public lookup. Source: CDFA Rendering Program FAQ
Your used cooking oil options, honestly
Free pickup from a licensed service (what most kitchens do)
Best optionA CDFA-registered transporter places a free locked bin, pumps it out on a schedule, and leaves a manifest after every pickup. It costs nothing because the oil itself has value as biodiesel feedstock. This is the path that satisfies both your city FOG inspector and the state paper trail.
Hire and verify any CDFA-registered IKG transporter
Allowed, butIf you pay a hauler or use another service, confirm the registration before oil leaves your property. CDFA publishes a public lookup of registered inedible kitchen grease transporters, and state law bars anyone from taking possession of grease from an unregistered transporter, so an unverified hauler puts your kitchen in the penalty chain too.
Drop-off sites are for households, not restaurants
Allowed, butCity and county cooking oil drop-off programs are residential only. No LA area authority page we reviewed offers a public drop-off for commercial volumes, and bringing fryer oil from a business to a household collection event violates program rules. A commercial kitchen needs a registered transporter, full stop.
Never the drain, the trash, or the alley
NeverLA County's restaurant pretreatment guideline flatly prohibits depositing collected grease on site or into any drain, street, gutter, storm drain, or sewer. In the City of Los Angeles, violations escalate from a notice of violation to administrative orders, permit revocation, physical sewer disconnection, and City Attorney referral for civil or criminal action.
Which agency covers your city
- Los Angeles
- LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) runs the city FOG program under LAMC 64.30; health permits come from LA County Public Health.
- Long Beach
- City Environmental Health inspectors run the FOG program; Long Beach Utilities handles grease interceptor plan check.
- Torrance
- City of Torrance approves grease traps under TMC 72.2.17; not an LA County industrial-waste contract city.
- Pasadena
- Pasadena's own Public Health Department sets grease interceptor and grease waste storage rules through plan check.
- Monterey Park
- The city's own FOG Control Program inspects grease interceptor maintenance and used cooking oil disposal; 750-gallon minimum interceptor.
- Montebello
- Not an LA County industrial-waste contract city; food facility health inspections come from LA County Public Health.
Primary sources (last verified 2026-07-04)
- LAMC 64.30 Food Service Establishment Requirements (LASAN)
- LA County restaurant pretreatment guidelines (Public Works EPD)
- Long Beach Grease Management Program (Environmental Health)
- Monterey Park FOG Control Program
- Torrance Municipal Code, Div. 7 Ch. 2 (Sewers)
- CDFA Rendering / Inedible Kitchen Grease FAQ
Rules change. We re-check these pages on a regular cycle, but your permit, your lease, and your inspector always win. When in doubt, call the agency listed for your city, or call us and we will point you to the right office.
What Los Angeles kitchens say about Oil Guyz
Verbatim Google reviews from the restaurants we serve. On time, genuinely free, and the compliance paperwork is always handled.
“These dudes really bailed me out of a tough situation. My previous oil collection service had been really screwing me over. Spent 4 weeks of unanswered phone calls, texts, and empty promises with a company we've been using for two years just to get a used oil recepticle, all to no avail. We were sitting on 6 fryers with of oil I that I had nowhere to put. Called Joey and The Oil Guyz and he got me set up just a few hours later. Used oil container, service agreement, answered all of my questions. We're running a very odd program where our schedule is all over the place, so having a "regular" pick up schedule is out of the question. We worked out a way for quick/easy retrieval in about 5 minutes. Can't recommend these guys enough.”
Myk Espinoza
Oakland Ballers · Oakland, CA · Google review
“Joey took care of our needs quickly, efficiently and professionally. I highly reccoemnd his service to anyone!”
Kengo Kido
Google review
“Prompt response from Joey. Great service with problem solving. Highly recommended!”
Brenda Wu
Google review
“Fast and great to work with!”
Camille Bamford
Google review
“Fast efficient service”
John Kim
Google review
“These dudes really bailed me out of a tough situation. My previous oil collection service had been really screwing me over. Spent 4 weeks of unanswered phone calls, texts, and empty promises with a company we've been using for two years just to get a used oil recepticle, all to no avail. We were sitting on 6 fryers with of oil I that I had nowhere to put. Called Joey and The Oil Guyz and he got me set up just a few hours later. Used oil container, service agreement, answered all of my questions. We're running a very odd program where our schedule is all over the place, so having a "regular" pick up schedule is out of the question. We worked out a way for quick/easy retrieval in about 5 minutes. Can't recommend these guys enough.”
Myk Espinoza
Oakland Ballers · Oakland, CA · Google review
“Joey took care of our needs quickly, efficiently and professionally. I highly reccoemnd his service to anyone!”
Kengo Kido
Google review
“Prompt response from Joey. Great service with problem solving. Highly recommended!”
Brenda Wu
Google review
“Fast and great to work with!”
Camille Bamford
Google review
“Fast efficient service”
John Kim
Google review
Coverage
Cities we serve in Los Angeles
One Los Angeles route, 86 cities. The same free pickup, free locked bin, and compliance manifest everywhere on the route.
More Los Angeles communities on the route
- Alhambra:
- Pickup routes cover Main Street Corridor, Valley Boulevard Corridor and Downtown Alhambra.
- Arcadia:
- Pickup routes cover Huntington Drive Corridor, Baldwin Avenue Corridor and Westfield Santa Anita Area.
- Artesia:
- Pickup routes cover Pioneer Boulevard / Little India, South Street Corridor and 183rd Street Corridor.
- Azusa:
- Pickup routes cover Azusa Avenue Corridor, Foothill Boulevard Corridor and Downtown Azusa.
- Baldwin Park:
- Pickup routes cover Downtown Baldwin Park, Ramona Boulevard Corridor and Maine Avenue.
- Bell:
- Pickup routes cover Bell Civic Center, Atlantic Avenue Corridor and Florence Avenue Corridor.
- Bell Gardens:
- Pickup routes cover Bicycle Casino Corridor, Bell Gardens Civic Center and Bell Gardens Marketplace.
- Bellflower:
- Pickup routes cover Downtown Bellflower, Bellflower Boulevard Corridor and Artesia Boulevard Corridor.
- Beverly Hills:
- Pickup routes cover Golden Triangle, Canon Drive Restaurant Row and South Beverly Drive.
- Bradbury:
- Pickup routes cover Bradbury Estates, Woodlyn Lane and Mount Olive Drive.
- Calabasas:
- Pickup routes cover The Commons at Calabasas, Old Town Calabasas and Calabasas Road Corridor.
- Carson:
- Pickup routes cover Carson Street Corridor, South Bay Pavilion Area and Avalon Boulevard Corridor.
- Cerritos:
- Pickup routes cover Cerritos Towne Center District, South Street Corridor and Artesia Boulevard Corridor.
- Claremont:
- Pickup routes cover Claremont Village, Claremont Colleges and Foothill Boulevard.
- Commerce:
- Pickup routes cover Citadel Outlets Area, Commerce Casino District and Eastern Avenue Corridor.
- Compton:
- Pickup routes cover Compton Boulevard Corridor, Central Avenue Corridor and Rosecrans Avenue Corridor.
- Covina:
- Pickup routes cover Downtown Covina, Citrus Avenue Corridor and Charter Oak.
- Cudahy:
- Pickup routes cover Cudahy City Hall Area, Atlantic Avenue Corridor and Santa Ana Street Corridor.
- Culver City:
- Pickup routes cover Downtown Culver City, Hayden Tract and Washington Boulevard Corridor.
- Diamond Bar:
- Pickup routes cover Gateway Center, Diamond Bar Boulevard Corridor and Grand Avenue District.
- Duarte:
- Pickup routes cover Huntington Drive Corridor, City of Hope Area and Duarte Road.
- El Segundo:
- Pickup routes cover Downtown Main Street, Richmond Street and Continental Park.
- Gardena:
- Pickup routes cover Western Avenue Corridor, Pacific Square and Redondo Beach Boulevard Corridor.
- Glendora:
- Pickup routes cover Glendora Village, Foothill Boulevard and Glendora Avenue.
- Hawthorne:
- Pickup routes cover Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor, Rosecrans Avenue Corridor and Crenshaw Boulevard Area.
- Hermosa Beach:
- Pickup routes cover Pier Avenue District, Hermosa Avenue Corridor and The Strand.
- Huntington Park:
- Pickup routes cover Pacific Boulevard Shopping District, Plaza Mexico and Huntington Park City Hall.
- Industry:
- Pickup routes cover Puente Hills Mall Area, Industry Hills and Workman Mill Corridor.
- Inglewood:
- Pickup routes cover SoFi Stadium District, Hollywood Park and Market Street Downtown.
- Irwindale:
- Pickup routes cover Live Oak Avenue Corridor, Arrow Highway and Irwindale Avenue.
- La Cañada Flintridge:
- Pickup routes cover Foothill Boulevard Corridor, Verdugo Boulevard Corridor and La Cañada Town Center.
- La Mirada:
- Pickup routes cover La Mirada Boulevard Corridor, Imperial Highway Corridor and Biola University Area.
- La Verne:
- Pickup routes cover Old Town La Verne, Bonita Avenue and D Street.
- Lakewood:
- Pickup routes cover Lakewood Center Area, Carson Street Corridor and Del Amo Boulevard Corridor.
- Lawndale:
- Pickup routes cover Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor, Inglewood Avenue Corridor and Marine Avenue Corridor.
- Lomita:
- Pickup routes cover Pacific Coast Highway Corridor, Narbonne Avenue Corridor and Lomita Boulevard Corridor.
- Lynwood:
- Pickup routes cover Lynwood Plaza, Lynwood Civic Center and Atlantic Boulevard Corridor.
- Malibu:
- Pickup routes cover Cross Creek, Malibu Country Mart and Malibu Lumber Yard.
- Manhattan Beach:
- Pickup routes cover Manhattan Beach Boulevard Corridor, Highland Avenue and Downtown Manhattan Beach.
- Maywood:
- Pickup routes cover Maywood City Hall Area, Atlantic Boulevard Corridor and Slauson Avenue Corridor.
- Norwalk:
- Pickup routes cover Rosecrans Avenue Corridor, Norwalk Town Square and Imperial Highway Corridor.
- Palos Verdes Estates:
- Pickup routes cover Malaga Cove, Malaga Cove Plaza and Lunada Bay.
- Paramount:
- Pickup routes cover Paramount Boulevard Corridor, Rosecrans Avenue Corridor and Clearwater.
- Pico Rivera:
- Pickup routes cover Whittier Boulevard Corridor, Rosemead Boulevard Corridor and Pico Rivera Towne Center Area.
- Rancho Palos Verdes:
- Pickup routes cover Terranea Resort, Trump National Golf Club and Golden Cove.
- Redondo Beach:
- Pickup routes cover King Harbor, Redondo Beach Pier Area and Riviera Village.
- Rolling Hills:
- Pickup routes cover Crest Road Gate, Portuguese Bend Road Gate and Eastfield Drive Gate.
- Rolling Hills Estates:
- Pickup routes cover Promenade on the Peninsula, Peninsula Center and Silver Spur Road Corridor.
- Rosemead:
- Pickup routes cover Valley Boulevard Corridor, Garvey Avenue Corridor and Rosemead Square Area.
- San Dimas:
- Pickup routes cover Downtown San Dimas, Bonita Avenue District and Via Verde Corridor.
- San Fernando:
- Pickup routes cover Downtown San Fernando Road, Maclay Avenue Corridor and Truman Street.
- San Marino:
- Pickup routes cover Mission Street Village, Huntington Drive Corridor and Huntington Library Area.
- Sierra Madre:
- Pickup routes cover Sierra Madre Village, Baldwin Avenue Corridor and Sierra Madre Boulevard Corridor.
- Signal Hill:
- Pickup routes cover Cherry Avenue Corridor, Pacific Coast Highway Corridor and Hilltop Park Crest.
- South Gate:
- Pickup routes cover Tweedy Boulevard Corridor, Firestone Boulevard Corridor and South Gate Park Area.
- Temple City:
- Pickup routes cover Las Tunas Drive Corridor, Rosemead Boulevard Corridor and Baldwin Avenue Area.
- Vernon:
- Pickup routes cover Meat-Packing District, Pacific Boulevard Corridor and Bandini Boulevard Industrial Belt.
- Walnut:
- Pickup routes cover Grand Avenue Corridor, Lemon Avenue Corridor and Amar Road.
- Westlake Village:
- Pickup routes cover Westlake Lake Lakefront, Lakeview Canyon Road and Via Colinas.
- Whittier:
- Pickup routes cover Uptown Whittier, Greenleaf Avenue District and Whittier Boulevard Corridor.
Los Angeles local line:
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Get Free Used Cooking Oil Pickup. First Stop in 3 to 5 Days.
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 in 24 hours and dropped this week, 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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