Used Cooking Oil, also known as UCO, are oils and fats or byproducts that have been used for cooking or frying.¹ UCO is typically found in the food processing industry, including restaurants, fast food establishments, and households.

This Initiative is designed to improve product traceability and ensure fair distribution of the PETRONAS
LPG cylinders to end customers. Specifically, it aims to:

• Differentiate the PETRONAS LPG cylinders distributed in Melaka and Negeri Sembilan from those in other regions.
• Prevent unauthorised sales of the PETRONAS LPG cylinders outside the designated regions.
• Uphold fair business practices among PETRONAS LPG dealers.

(collectively referred to as “Purpose”).

If you fry food on a regular basis, you can save the UCOs to be used in frying by straining it with a coffee filter or several layers of cheesecloths to remove any particles and crumbs.​

Remember to change your cooking oil regularly for health reasons.² Why? Because reusing cooking oil repeatedly³ can pose several health risks due to the chemical changes that occur during the cooking process.⁴

Furthermore, each time you reuse the oil, its quality deteriorates and the smoke point (the temperature at which it will burn) decreases.​

Disposing of used cooking oil improperly, such as pouring it directly into the sink or nearby drains, can have adverse effects on the environment and the community in general.​

Among the negative impacts of disposing UCO improperly are:​

1. Clogged pipes or drains.​⁵
2. Attracting disease-carrying pests.​
3. High costs for maintaining drainage systems.​⁶
4. Flash floods due to clogged drainage systems.

The steps to recycle UCO are:​

1. After use, allow the used cooking oil to cool down. Then store the used cooking oil in a suitable container.​
2. Refer to the location of the nearest selected PETRONAS station's used cooking oil collection centre.​
3. Visit the station, drop off your used cooking oil, and receive cash payment.

Kindly be informed that your personal data may be processed during the submission of the used cooking oil to ensure transparency and compliance with regulatory requirements and standard transparency practices per PDB’s Privacy Statement accessible via link at the bottom of the page.

The operating hours are from 10am to 3pm and are subject to change from time to time if there are weather factors that do not permit or pose harm to the operation. Please refer to the station before making a delivery.