Used cooking oil collection points

How to collect used cooking oil properly

Step 1

Empty plastic oil bottles or cooking oil canisters are best suited for collecting used cooking oil. No glass please!

Household collection – pouring into new container
Step 2

Allow the used cooking oil to cool and pour it into the empty plastic bottle or tin canister.

Step 3

Close the full bottle tightly and throw it into the nearest Münzer Box in your neighbourhood. The diameter of the opening is 19 cm.

We are a Digi-Cycle partner

You can also find collection points for the proper disposal of used cooking oil in the Digi-Cycle app, which you can download free of charge from the Google Play Store or Apple Store.

To Digi-Cycle app

What goes in the Münzer Box?

What should be collected and disposed of In a Münzer Box?
  • Lard
  • Margarine
  • Used cooking oil and fat
  • Spoilt and expired oil
  • Oil from pickled foods (antipasti oil, tuna oil, etc.)
What should NOT be disposed of in the Münzer Box?
  • Waste oil
  • Mineral oil
  • Mayonnaise
  • Other waste
  • Sauces and dressings
  • Chemicals
  • Other liquids
What is the Münzer Box?

The Münzer Box is a container specially developed by Münzer for the safe and clean disposal of used cooking oil. The clever and practical design includes a 19 cm diameter opening through which bottles can be thrown down a pipe into the container inside. A leak-proof base prevents oil and fat from escaping. The Münzer Boxes also have a sensor that monitors the fill level and ensures that full containers are collected promptly. 
 

What happens to the collected used cooking oil (UCO)?

The Münzer Boxes are reliably emptied by our in-house logistics and collection fleet. Only cleaned and emptied bins are left in each neighbourhood.

The waste cooking oil collected is then transported directly to one of the company's BioDiesel plants at the Lobau oil terminal in Vienna and in Gaishorn am See in Styria, where it is treated and subsequently processed into high-grade, ecologically sustainable biodiesel. We should stress that we strictly avoid the use of palm oil in our biodiesel production!

BioDiesel from used cooking oil

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