{"id":774735,"date":"2026-05-10T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=774735"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:09:22","slug":"dont-throw-away-your-cooking-oil-this-initiative-wants-to-recycle-it-and-pay-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/774735\/dont-throw-away-your-cooking-oil-this-initiative-wants-to-recycle-it-and-pay-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Throw Away Your Cooking Oil, This Initiative Will Pay You to Recycle It!"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>It&#8217;s finally time to tell our Lebanese moms to stop flushing cooking oil down the toilet. This Lebanon-based initiative will take away your used cooking oil to recycle it instead, and yes, they&#8217;ll pay you for it.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><strong>M&amp;R Global Services<\/strong>, based in Byblos, is working on a waste-to-value idea that encourages people to recycle more than just plastic water bottles. The focus is on collecting recyclable materials like used oils, glass, and other household waste that we don&#8217;t know how to dispose of properly.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DYAEQDIgHPz\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Instead of letting used oil end up in the wrong places, households, restaurants, and other businesses can hand it over for proper collection and recycling.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-it-matters\">Why it matters<\/h3>    <p>Used cooking oil is one of those household leftovers that quietly causes bigger problems over time. When poured down the sink, it cools and hardens, leading to blocked pipes and expensive plumbing issues. And when it makes its way into the wider system, it worsens water and soil pollution that\u2019s harder to reverse.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLXyUc_tNSL\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>In Lebanon, where waste management is already inconsistent, even small habits at home end up having a bigger impact on the system. One kitchen won\u2019t make or break anything, but thousands of households doing the same thing every day definitely adds up.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <div style=\"text-align:center;margin:2rem 0;\">   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaBW1jT42DckiIz1I02d\"      target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"      style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;             justify-content:center;background:#25D366;color:#fff;             text-decoration:none;padding:14px 32px;border-radius:50px;             max-width:380px;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;             font-family:sans-serif,serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;             letter-spacing:0.01em;             box-shadow:0 4px 24px rgba(37,211,102,0.35);             transition:transform 0.18s,background 0.18s;\"      onmouseover=\"this.style.background='#1ebe5d';this.style.transform='translateY(-2px) scale(1.03)'\"      onmouseout=\"this.style.background='#25D366';this.style.transform='none'\">     <svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\"          xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"          style=\"flex-shrink:0;animation:waPulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;\">       <path d=\"M16 5.333C10.109 5.333 5.333 10.109 5.333 16                c0 1.88.49 3.643 1.348 5.172L5.333 26.667l5.64-1.336                A10.6 10.6 0 0 0 16 26.667c5.891 0 10.667-4.776                10.667-10.667S21.891 5.333 16 5.333zm4.724 13.227                c-.259-.13-1.533-.757-1.771-.844-.237-.086-.41-.13                -.583.13-.172.259-.668.843-.819 1.016-.15.172-.302.194                -.56.065-.259-.13-1.093-.403-2.081-1.284-.769-.685                -1.288-1.532-1.44-1.79-.15-.26-.016-.4.113-.529.116                -.115.259-.302.388-.453.13-.15.173-.259.26-.432.086                -.172.043-.323-.022-.453-.065-.13-.583-1.405-.799-1.924                -.21-.505-.425-.437-.583-.445l-.497-.008c-.172 0-.453                .065-.69.323-.237.259-.906.885-.906 2.16s.928 2.506                1.058 2.679c.13.172 1.826 2.79 4.427 3.91.618.267                1.1.427 1.477.547.62.197 1.185.169 1.631.103.497-.074                1.533-.627 1.749-1.232.216-.606.216-1.125.151-1.232                -.064-.108-.237-.172-.496-.302z\" fill=\"white\"\/>     <\/svg>     Join our WhatsApp channel!   <\/a> <\/div> <style> @keyframes waPulse{0%,100%{transform:scale(1)}50%{transform:scale(1.18)}} <\/style>    <p><\/p>    <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bigger-question\">The bigger question&#8230;<\/h3>    <p><em>Shu bya3mlo fiyon?<\/em><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Though this initiative doesn&#8217;t specify their exact process, there is a standard recycling process.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Once collected in sealed containers, the used cooking oil is taken to facilities where it goes through industrial filtration systems. This process removes food particles, water, and other impurities. It is then often stored in heated settling tanks, where heavier residues sink to the bottom and cleaner oil rises for easier extraction. <\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXrdDAIE8vo\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>In larger processing setups, the cleaned oil can be fed into reactors to convert into products like biodiesel. 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