Recycle your cooking oil and earn credit at Repsol stations across Murcia
Drop off your used oil at participating stations across the Region of Murcia and receive credit for refuelling, charging or shopping
Fuel giant Repsol has launched a new initiative in the Region of Murcia to make recycling used cooking oil easier for households. Starting this week, 97 service stations across the Region will open special containers where people can dump their old oil, which will then be sent to Repsol’s industrial complex in Cartagena to be used as a raw material to produce renewable fuels.
While professional kitchens already recycle a good proportion of their used oil, most domestic cooking oil is still thrown away. In Spain, around 180,000 tons of used oil are generated every year, but less than 5% is collected.
To improve these stats, back in 2022 the regional government launched an initiative allowing people to take their used cooking oil to participating bars, restaurants and catering establishments where it is responsibly repurposed. But the Regional Ministry of the Environment feels more can still be done.
This latest initiative in Murcia is part of a wider effort, also running in places like Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Galicia and Aragón, which together cover more than 650 service stations across the country.
To ensure the oil is properly handled after collection, Repsol has partnered with Sercampo, an authorised waste management company with the necessary permits to guarantee traceability.
Citizens can take their used cooking oil to participating service stations in a plastic bottle. Users of the Waylet app will receive 30 cents of credit for each litre delivered, which can be used for refuelling, electric charging or buying products at any of Repsol’s 3,300 stations across Spain.
Jorge Escuín, Repsol’s Director of Mobility Strategy and Business Development, explained that in Murcia alone, more than 20,000 litres of cooking oil could be collected each year, making a real contribution to the circular economy.
“One litre of used cooking oil produces 0.9 litres of renewable fuel, which can be used in current vehicles without requiring engine changes," he added.
Repsol produces renewable fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonising mobility. These fuels are made from organic materials such as used cooking oil or agri-food waste, giving them a second life and reducing net CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared with conventional fuels.
They perform just like traditional fuels and can be used in cars, trucks, buses, ships or planes.
Last year, Repsol began producing 100% renewable fuels at its Cartagena facility, the first plant of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula, with a second plant scheduled to open in Puertollano in 2026.
The company now supplies renewable diesel to more than 1,300 locations in Spain and Portugal and aims to reach 1,500 by the end of the year. In the Region of Murcia, 115 service stations already offer this high-end fuel, which features an exclusive formulation designed to optimise performance and extend engine life.
Also of interest: Murcia, Alicante and Andalucia join forces to fight cuts to water supply
Image: Repsol
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