European Waste Catalogue
Used edible oils and fats from kitchens and catering are 20 01 25. Grease-trap and oil/water separator contents containing only edible oil are 19 08 09.
Also searched as: used cooking oil, UCO, edible oil, fryer oil
Have a 20 01 25 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~90M tonnes/yr separately collected (EU-27) · Aluminium cans: €700–1100/tonne; glass cullet: €30–80/tonne; mixed paper: €50–180/tonne; clear PET: €200–450/tonne
Primary buyers include Manufacture of hollow glass and Aluminium production and Manufacture of paper and paperboard.
Simulate this streamThe European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your cooking oil is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Kitchens / catering — edible oil and fat
Edible oil and fat
Grease traps / separators (edible oils only)
Grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oils
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Cooking Oil
With a lab analysis, the engine checks the stream against each receiving route's published limits and returns what is supported, what is refused, and why. Without one yet, we tell you which routes it can evaluate and what analysis that needs.
See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.