Here's a Bit of Our Story...

Founded in October of 2001, Charles Environmental is one of the oldest used cooking oil collection and recycling companies in the Northern Illinois area. We’re also the smallest (we won’t mention that we’re also the most understaffed and underfunded), but that doesn’t stop us from giving you the best service you can find in the entire state. That’s because as a small knit team we treat each other and our customers like family. And family always does the best for each other - especially when it comes to you.

Our core service is to help you run a healthy and efficient kitchen by helping you dispose of your used cooking oil - an inevitable by product if you use a deep fryer. A brief breakdown of the services we render includes:

• Used Cooking Oil Recycling. Stop robbing your business of productivity by assigning your staff members to dispose of your used cooking oil. By outsourcing that task (to us, of course) your staff members can focus on tasks that generate revenue for your business.
• Grease Trap Cleaning. Grease trap maintenance is crucial to your operations as a restaurant. An improperly maintained grease trap is a health hazard and can lead to you being shut down by the health department for having an unsanitary kitchen.

We also believe in promoting the use of green fuels as they are sustainable and give our planet a better chance of survival. One of the main ways we do this is by running a used cooking oil collection service for foodservice operations. We also provide other related services such as power washing and grease trap cleaning to ensure that your kitchen is clean and safe - for both your employees and your customers. Be rest assured that all our processes are designed to be environmentally-friendly. And that’s something your customers will be happy to know as people would rather patronize establishments that care about the environment just as they do.

Speaking of taking care of the environment, proper disposal of used cooking oil is critical to reducing pollution. That’s because by recycling it, the pollutants released in the production of fuel are reduced. But taking care of the environment is not the only advantage that comes from the proper disposal of used cooking oil. By partnering with us, you also ensure the job security of the gallant men and women who serve the region by taking care of your used cooking oil.

Besides taking extra care to provide environmentally-friendly services, we also go the extra mile to provide superior customer service. We also ensure that we reduce instances of theft and damage by supplying you with the best theft-resistant and robust oil/grease collection tanks in the industry.

Having been in the used cooking oil collection and recycling industry for close to 20 years, we believe we’ve become experts at what we do - despite the limited funding. And that, for you, means you get the best service at reasonable prices.

Charles Environmental is a company that has you, the customer, and the environment at heart. And that means, despite our crew being small, we have a big heart - and it’s in the right place. You can definitely expect our service to have a huge impact on the efficiency of your operations. 

If used cooking oil and grease are factors that are slowing your business down, Charles Environmental is here to help. We help you ensure your business runs like the well-oiled machine it’s meant to be.