Neighborhood Sewer Problems from Leftover Fats, Oils and Grease
Most people at home don’t produce very much used cooking fats, oils or grease. But we’ve found that even a little grease 
from the many homes in the City add up to clogged sewers in neighborhoods like yours.
Even if you haven’t needed the plumber to clear your drain, the SFPUC spends millions of dollars each year to unclog the City’s sewer pipes.
Clogged sewers result in unsanitary back-ups, overflows onto streets, foul-smelling odors, and costly damage to sewer infrastructure. So as residents, we are all affected. Fortunately, we can all do something about it.
Plus, we also have chance to produce something useful from our waste, while we’re solving the sewer problem. Your used cooking oil will be recycled to make biodiesel and help power the City fleet on a cleaner-burning renewable fuel.
Permanent used cooking oil collection sites in San Francisco for residents!
You can now drop off your used cooking oil year round at the following locations in San Francisco – check the websites for locations/directions and hours:
- Select Whole Foods (WF) Stores
- Whole Foods SOMA – every day during store hours, 8am to 10pm:
399 4th Street (at Harrison Street).
Phone: 415-618-0050 - Whole Foods Franklin – every day during store hours, 8am to 10pm:
1765 California Street (at Franklin Street).
Phone: 415-674-0500.
- Whole Foods SOMA – every day during store hours, 8am to 10pm:
- Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council Recycling Center (HANC)
755 Frederick St. (at Arguello Blvd.)
Monday to Saturday 9am to 4pm, Sunday 12pm (Noon) to 4pm.
Phone: 415-753-2971 - Dogpatch Biofuels
765 Pennsylvania Ave. (between 22nd & 23rd St.)
Tuesday to Friday 11am to 7pm, Saturday 11am to 4pm, closed on Sunday and Monday.
Phone: 415-643-3435 - Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Center
Recycle Road between 401 and 501 Tunnel Avenue
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 8am to 4pm.
Phone: 415-330-1400
