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Yellow grease pickup in Minnesota

Yellow grease is the industry name for used cooking oil. We collect it from restaurants, bakeries, and food trucks and pay you per gallon.

What is yellow grease?

Yellow grease is the trade name for used cooking oil, mostly fryer oil from restaurants and food processors. It is collected, processed, and sold as a feedstock for products such as biodiesel, renewable diesel, and animal feed ingredients.

If you are searching for a yellow grease buyer or a yellow grease pickup service, you are looking for a company like Kabu Grease: we collect the oil from your kitchen and pay you per gallon.

Yellow grease vs. brown grease

Yellow greaseBrown grease
What it isUsed cooking oil from fryersFats, oils, and solids from grease traps
Where it comes fromYour fryersYour grease trap or interceptor
How it is collectedContainer pickupTrap pumping

We collect yellow grease and also offer grease trap cleaning as an add-on.

How yellow grease pickup works with Kabu Grease

  1. Sign up — call, email, or sign up online.
  2. We deliver a free container to your restaurant.
  3. We pick up on a set schedule.
  4. You are paid per gallon, based on the volume collected and the current market.

Service area

We pick up yellow grease within a 100-mile radius of the Twin Cities. That covers the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro and much of the surrounding region. Call (612) 562-8783 (call or text) to confirm your location.

Frequently asked questions

Is yellow grease the same as used cooking oil?

Yes. Yellow grease is the industry term for used cooking oil, mainly fryer oil from restaurants.

Do you buy yellow grease from restaurants?

We collect used cooking oil from restaurants, bakeries, and food trucks and pay per gallon, based on the volume collected and the current market.

What is yellow grease used for?

It is commonly processed into biodiesel, renewable diesel, and animal feed ingredients, among other products.

Do you serve all of Minnesota?

We serve businesses within 100 miles of the Twin Cities. Call (612) 562-8783 (call or text) to check your address.

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Get a free container delivered to your restaurant and start getting paid per gallon for your used cooking oil.

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Prefer to talk it through first? Call (612) 562-8783 (call or text) or email kabugrease@gmail.com. Otherwise, fill out the form and we'll follow up within one business day.

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