We clean grease traps and recycle used cooking oil from restaurants throughout Riverside County California. Call Phoenix Pumping today at 858-437-9438 to begin service.
With decades of experience, we are fully licensed and insured. We are the go-to source for professional grease trap cleaning. You can be confident in our expertise and in the reliability of our service.
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 Riverside 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 insure 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 pickups prevent spills and deter theft.
Never put grease or cooking oil down the drain. It clogs pipes, causes backups, expensive cleanups, damage to neighbors 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 a variety of cooking oil storage containers and equipment to transport the oil to the 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).
Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (WRCRWA) is the governing authority for grease traps and used cooking oil recycling in Riverside County. Their FOG control program specifies regulations for grease trap cleaning and used cooking oil recycling in Riverside County. A very specific and important set of best management practices for restaurants can be viewed here.
The record keeping requirements in Riverside County are quite specific for restaurants to comply with:
10. A three-ring binder, provided by the City, shall be kept on site that includes the following items: 1. Inspection reports, 2. Pumping records (can be copies) for grease traps and tallow or oil bins, 3. Repair records for pretreatment equipment. This binder is subject to inspection during regular business hours and shall not be removed from the premises. 11. Copies of pump receipts and waste manifests shall be kept in the binder for a minimum of three years. 12. Permits must be posted with other required regulatory permits and certificates.
Consumers wishing to recycle their household cooking oil can find information here on where to dispose of used cooking oil.
Grease traps are required in all restaurants in Riverside and are needed to prevent oil and grease from clogging pipes and fouling public waterways. Grease traps and trap FOGs (fats, oil and grease) and prevent them from entering wastewater systems. However 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 states that when the grease layer (top) and the food solids (bottom layer) within a grease trap reach 25% of the total depth of liquid the trap should be pumped. This is critical to maintaining the effective performance of a grease trap. 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.
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 in Riverside County contact Western Municipal Water District to see their comprehensive FOG (Fats, Oils and Grease) Program.
Riverside County encompasses 28 different cities, including the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley and Corona. Phoenix Pumping, serves all of Riverside County including these cities:
| Banning | Beaumont | Blythe | Calimesa | Canyon Lake | Cathedral City | Coachella |
| Corona | Desert Hot Springs | Eastvale | Hemet | Indian Wells | Indio | Jurupa Valley |
| La Quinta | Lake Elsinore | Menifee | Moreno Valley | Murrieta | Norco | Palm Desert |
| Palm Springs | Perris | Rancho Mirage | Riverside | San Jacinto | Temecula | Wildomar |
