I have several bottles of canola and some other veggie (no olive) oil that i am not using in cooking. Is it possible to do some kind of soap and something else out of it or it will be just a waste of money (on supply) and time?
Should i just throw it away?

Why on earth would you throw something perfectly good away? If nothing else, at least donate it to a food pantry so someone can get some good out of it.

Do a search of this forum and you will find a ton of info on making soap.

With what I've been learning lately I wouldn't want to cook with it either. I was nearly out when I finally wised up. Would a food pantry accept an opened container? I have my doubts. Good luck, Galinak, in trying to find a use for it.

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/index.html

If the container is open, I'm sure a food pantry wouldn't take it, but otherwise I'm sure they'd be glad to have it.

As for other uses, put it in an oil lamp for lighting. I have two lamps that I put used deep fryer oil in and it works just great.

It will kill grass around edging and sidewalks. Also good to kill mosquitos in standing water puddles. Mixed with diesel, it will burn in diesel engines. I even heard of one feller using it for power steering fluid when he had nothing else. But this guy was a bigger redneck than me..so be your own judge on that one.

Farm - thanks for the grass-edging tips. Does it take out ranunculus and thistles, too? Already knew about the mosquito-slick.

Pour it on them in the hot sun and it probably will. Or heat it up to frying temp and pour it on them...