Orange County Grease Management Summary: Phoenix Pumping provides IKG-certified used cooking oil (UCO) recycling and grease trap cleaning across all 34 Orange County cities. We ensure 100% compliance with the OCSD 25% Rule and local municipal codes. Services include free UCO collection, high-rebate oil purchasing, and 24/7 emergency hydro-jetting. Certified IKG Hauler License required for all OC commercial kitchens. Call 858-437-9438 to begin service.
Licensed & Insured Cooking Oil Specialists. With 20+ years of experience, we provide expert grease trap cleaning and reliable waste oil disposal.
All restaurants and food service establishments are required to recycle their cooking oil.
All used cooking oil collectors must have a state of California IKG (indelible kitchen grease) hauler’s license to collect and transport used cooking oil. To haul without a license is a serious crime. Haulers and grease trap cleaning companies must be able to provide a manifest for every job they perform in all cities in Orange County. Check your hauler’s license at the link above. Their vehicles must have identifying names and license information on both front doors of every vehicle.
Cooking oil must be professionally recycled to ensure the safety of the kitchen and its employees. After cooking oil has been used it needs to be transferred to appropriate containers to hold the oil for pickup by Phoenix Pumping. Our regularly scheduled pickup ensures we empty the tank before it is full. Regular waste cooking oil pickups prevent spills and deter theft.
We provide the oil bin that fits the needs of your restaurant. Our waste oil disposal service is clean, prompt and efficient. We pay top dollar to buy your used cooking oil.
Never put grease or cooking oil down the drain. It clogs pipes, causes backups, expensive cleanups, damage to neighbors plumbing and contaminates public waterways. The fines can be significant as can the cleanup costs. These restaurant employees at a Popeye’s in Detroit caused a very large and expensive problem by disposing of cooking oil in a sewer grate.
Phoenix Pumping provides cooking oil storage containers and equipment such as caddies and eco tubs to transport used oil to the storage container safely.
All of the oil from your restaurant goes to make cleaner-burning fuels such as biodiesel, renewable diesel, and SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel).
Consumers wishing to recycle their household cooking oil can check with their waste hauler: Many cities in Orange County, like Costa Mesa, allow residents to dispose of used cooking oil in their green waste bins. Contact your local waste hauler (e.g., CR&R Environmental Services) to confirm if they accept cooking oil and how to package it (usually in a sealed container) properly.
Grease traps are required in all restaurants in Orange County and are required to prevent oil and grease from clogging pipes and fouling public waterways. Grease traps trap FOGs (fats, oil and grease) and prevent them from entering wastewater systems. But grease traps must be cleaned regularly to keep them functioning as intended. Grease traps must be cleaned regularly but at least as often as required by the 25% rule.
The 25% rule is the regulatory standard in Orange County (enforced by the OCSD) requiring grease traps to be pumped when the combined depth of floating grease and settled solids reaches 25% of the tank’s total liquid capacity.
Grease trap cleaning is best done by professionals such as Phoenix Pumping.
Malfunctioning grease traps can result in floods, smelly odors, expensive repairs, fines, and sometimes the closure of the restaurant. Phoenix Pumping’s grease trap service keep your restaurant clean, well-maintained and in compliance with local regulations.
When Phoenix Pumping cleans your grease trap you get all of these services:
If you want to know more about the rules and regulations governing grease traps and cooking oil recycling you will need to contact the governing agency in the specific city within Orange County. For instance, in the city of Orange, there are extensive regulations governing grease traps in the City of Orange Municipal Code which is available here. The Orange County Sanitation District has design requirements for grease traps.
Orange County encompasses 34 incorporated cities, including the City of Orange, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Irvine. Phoenix Pumping serves all of Orange County including these cities:
| Aliso Viejo | Cypress | Laguna Hills | San Clemente |
| Brea | Dana Point | Laguna Niguel | San Juan Capistrano |
| Buena Park | Fountain Valley | Laguna Woods | Santa Ana |
| Cypress | Fullerton | Lake Forest | Seal Beach |
| Dana Point | Garden Grove | Los Alamitos | Stanton |
| Fountain Valley | Huntington Beach | Mission Viejo | Tustin |
| Fullerton | Irvine | Newport Beach | Villa Park |
| Garden Grove | La Habra | Orange | Westminster |
| Huntington Beach | La Palma | Placentia | Yorba Linda |
| Irvine | Laguna Beach | Rancho Santa Margarita |
Phoenix Pumping is a leading Southern California grease management company providing service to Orange County and beyond. Owner, Eddie Flores is a longstanding expert in UCO collection and cleaning of restaurant grease traps.
