The container

Our used cooking oil container, olive green in colour and made of fibreglass, is designed to make the process of recycling cooking oil easier at all levels.

Cooking oil container

Characteristics of the cooking oil container

  • Accessibility (containers for everyone)
  • Easy handling (electromechanical operation)
  • 24-hour, 365-day service
  • In harmony with the environment
  • Capacity up to 200 receptacles
  • Exchange for clean receptacle
  • Out of service indicator (if full or out of order)
  • Record of receptacles collected and other associated indicators (litres of oil)
  • Highly vandal proof
  • Made from fireproof materials
  • Dimensions (width x depth x height): 1.2m x 1.705m x 2.09m
  • Panels can be personalised with the council's emblem
  • Harmonious shapes
Container measures: Height 2.09 meters, width 1.20 meters and depth 1,705 meters

Location of the containers

  • The containers are installed in flat locations to ensure that their internal mechanisms work properly. They can be installed on the street, in shopping centres or anywhere that is considered appropriate.
  • The container is anchored to the ground to prevent it from moving or tipping up, thus avoiding any accidents.
  • The point of installation must be easily accessible for both the general public and the collectors. Installations near roads, parks, etc. must be avoided.
 

technology

The containers are equipped with a GSM-GPRS (data logger) system, which enables its real-time status to be reported:

  • Control of the number of bottles placed into the container
  • Faults and incidents occurring
  • Type of fault
  • Level of battery

By means of this system, the data are sent to the central control room where they are gathered for processing.