The City of El Cerrito has an excellent recycling center and system. Cooking oil is either recycled or composted depending on its format and composition. It is not dumped into a landfill.
The composted material is distributed free of charge to city residents twice a year. Residents go to the recycling center where the compost has been dumped in preparation for distribution and the residents can shovel it into their pickup trucks, vehicles, and containers. The city has a supply of shovels available for the purpose.
