Pines Green
Used cooking oil collection, recycling, and renewable feedstock recovery. We collect from restaurants, commercial kitchens, schools, and food service operations on a set schedule, and we supply the containers.
Collection Service
You Can Set and Forget
Every commercial kitchen produces used cooking oil, and every kitchen has to move it out of the building on a schedule that does not interfere with service. Pines Green handles that. We place the container, run the route, and take the material away.
The collected oil goes to the group's Athens facility, where Pines USA processes it into biodiesel. That downstream use is why we can collect at no charge to the account and why we care about keeping routes consistent.
What our accounts actually want is simple: the container is there, it does not overflow, the pickup happens when we said it would, and the area around it is left clean. That is the standard the division is run to.
No cost to the account. Collection, containers, and scheduling are provided at no charge. There are no service fees, fuel surcharges, or disposal charges.
- Division
- Pines Green
- Parent Company
- Pines Energy Group LLC
- Service
- Scheduled used cooking oil collection and container service
- Accounts Served
- Restaurants, commercial kitchens, schools, food service operations
- Material Destination
- Biodiesel production at the Athens, Texas facility
What Pines Green Provides
Collection is the core service. Everything else exists to keep it running without your staff having to think about it.
Scheduled Collection
Pickups run on a fixed frequency set against your volume, from weekly to monthly. Routes are planned around service hours so drivers are not working through your lunch or dinner rush.
Container Services
We supply, place, and maintain the collection container. Sizes are matched to your volume and available space, indoor or outdoor. Containers are swapped or serviced when they show wear.
Recycling
Collected material is filtered, stored, and processed rather than disposed of. Nothing collected on a Pines Green route goes to a landfill or a drain.
Feedstock Recovery
Recovered oil is graded and moved into the group's biodiesel production stream as renewable feedstock. Volume recovered from each account is tracked and available on request.
Environmental Compliance Support
Proper handling and removal of used cooking oil is a health and code matter for food service operators. We remove the material through a documented process and provide collection records for your files.
Restaurant Partnerships
Multi-location groups, franchise operators, and school districts can run every site on one agreement with consolidated scheduling and a single point of contact.
Accepted materials: used fryer oil (vegetable, canola, soy, and similar), cooking grease and animal fats from food preparation, and yellow grease. If you are unsure whether your material qualifies, call before your first pickup and we will confirm.
How Collection Service Works
Setup takes one phone call and a short site visit. Most new accounts are on a route within the same week.
Initial Call
Tell us your location, roughly how much oil you generate per week, and where the container can sit. We confirm service availability for your address.
Container Placement
We deliver and position a container sized to your volume, and walk your staff through how to fill it safely and what not to put in it.
Route Service
Collection runs on the agreed schedule. Your staff does not need to be involved beyond keeping the container accessible on pickup day.
Schedule Review
If your volume changes with the season or a menu change, we adjust the frequency or container size. Call any time for an extra pickup.
Who We Collect From
Any operation with a fryer or a grease-producing kitchen can be put on a route.
Put Your Location on a Route
Call or send your address, approximate weekly volume, and where a container can be placed. We will confirm availability and schedule the first pickup.