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ROH §43-5A.1

Definitions for the cooking oil and grease recycling rules

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This section explains the special words used in this article. It defines terms like biodiesel, cooking oil waste, grease waste, pretreatment devices, marketable products, and recycling facilities. It also says that sewage treatment plants are not recycling facilities for these rules.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Definitions

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Biodiesel or Renewable Fuel. Has the same meaning as defined in § 2-34.1 . Commercial Cooking Oil Waste. Cooking oil, which because of prior use, potency loss, or contamination, is no longer usable or salable by a business engaged in cooking food or selling cooking oil. The term does not mean the residue remaining after the conversion of commercial cooking oil waste into a marketable product. Commercial FOG Waste. Animal/vegetable fat, oil, and grease and other waste that is retained in or removed from a commercial pretreatment device. The term does not mean the residue remaining after the conversion into a marketable product of grease and other waste removed from a commercial pretreatment device. Commercial Pretreatment Device. A pretreatment device that is installed by a business pursuant to § 43-1.8 (h). Marketable Product. A salable, tradeable, serviceable, or otherwise valuable product that is produced from the bioconversion, composting, or processing of commercial FOG waste or commercial cooking oil waste. Recycling Facility. A facility of a business or other operation engaged in the conversion of commercial FOG waste, commercial cooking oil waste, or both into biodiesel or renewable fuel, compost, or another marketable product. For the purposes of this article, a publicly owned sewage treatment works or privately owned sewage treatment plant shall not be deemed a recycling facility, even if capable of converting commercial FOG waste or commercial cooking oil waste into sewage sludge.
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.