Where to recycle cooking oil in Jefferson County

By Brianne Denley | November 23, 2016 at 8:14 PM CST - Updated July 27 at 5:16 AM

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL (WBRC) - 'Tis the season for cooking lots of delicious foods and the result of that will be cooking grease.

Jefferson County officials are reminding residents to never pour cooking oil or grease down their drain.

The say dumping the oil down your sink drain becomes a major threat to the environment when the grease makes its way into the county's water system.

Last Year, Jefferson County said it costs about $100,00 to clean up the grease and cover penalties.

There are 20 locations across the county where you can take your cooking oil and the county even offers residents a free container to put the oil in. They will not accept any glass containers and no fuel or motor oil.

If you have any questions about the recycling program, call 205-238-3876. Below is a list of the 20 recycling locations:

Adamsville Pharmacy 3633 Gray Avenue Adamsville, AL 35005	Leeds Fire Station #2 8475 1st Avenue SE Leeds, AL 35094
Birmingham Botanical Gardens 2612 Lane Park Road Birmingham, AL 35223	Midfield Fire Station 704 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Midfield, AL 35228
Bessemer Fire Station # 3 2316 Morgan Road Bessemer, AL 35022	North Smithfield Greenleaf Heights 4635 North Smithfield Drive Birmingham, AL 35207
Bessemer Fire Station #4 495 Flint Hill Road Bessemer, AL 35022	Pinson Rock School Recycling Center 4509 Center Point Road Pinson, AL 35126
Bessemer Recycling Center 1601 1st Avenue North Bessemer, AL 35020	Tarrant City Hall 1604 Pinson Valley Parkway Tarrant, AL 35217
Center Point - The Pointe Apartments 1814 Bond Circle Birmingham, AL 35215	Trussville Fire Station #1 131 Main Street Trussville, AL 35173
Gardendale Fire Station #1 1811 Decatur Hwy. Gardendale, AL 35071	Trussville Fire Station #2 7317 Roper Road Trussville, AL 35173
Homewood City Works building 187 Citation Court Homewood, AL 35209	Trussville Fire Station #3 8160 Gadsden Highway Trussville, AL 35173
Hueytown City Hall 1318 Hueytown Road Hueytown, AL 35023	UAB Campus 620 11th St. South. Birmingham, AL 35233
Jefferson County re-fueling station 2420 8th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203	Vestavia Hills 3400 Chestnut Ridge Lane Vestavia Hills, AL 35216