S.F. Program Recycles Restaurants’ Cooking Oil for Use as Fuel
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the city has launched a new website called SFGreasecycle, which will provide free pickup of cooking oil and grease from restaurants and hotels in the San Francisco area to be converted into biodiesel.
The site is sponsored by the Public Utilities Commission, which is concerned about grease being dumped into sewers that results in $3.5 million in spending to clean out clogged pipes.
San Francisco currently has 1,500 diesel vehicles that are likely to benefit from this program, including city buses and fire trucks. The city currently has several private firms that pick up grease and convert to biodiesel, but they currently only reach about 10 percent of the cities 4,000 restaurants.
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mrrecycle
posted on December 17th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Do you have similar plans for the homeowners? Biofuel producers pay for used oil, at least here in South Africa, so this is another opportunity for an entrepreneur.
We have been providing this service for homeowners for a while now. How many of you homeowners pour your used cooking oil down the drain without thinking twice? Until we started, everyone did.
Daily News—12/01/09 - Blog - Site Root - BioDieselNow - Renewable biodiesel fuel
posted on December 1st, 2009 at 3:57 am
[...] there’s another option for disposing of cooking oil: alternative fuel. While many commercial facilities already contribute substantial supplies, some programs invite households to recycle their excess [...]
Yes, You Can Recycle Cooking Oil - Earth911.com
posted on December 8th, 2009 at 11:57 am
[...] there’s another option for disposing of cooking oil: alternative fuel. While many commercial facilities already contribute substantial supplies, some programs invite households to recycle their excess [...]
Cynthia P. Justice
posted on December 15th, 2010 at 10:28 am
I cannot access any biodiesel places in the Asheville NC area..we were told to save turkey fat etc. here in Asheville..now I can’t find a place to take it..I’ve done earth911, our yellow pages, gone from site to site online..any help?