THE OILY WAY

Benefit to the Community

There are many logical reasons why a community style Biodiesel project could be an essential ingredient to a vibrant and healthy community.

In 2004 legislation will prohibit used vegetable oil going towards animal feed, a common practice today for commercially used oil. Where is this oil now destined to go? A small biodiesel processing plant can easily manage the amounts of used vegetable oil generated within most communities.

What of household waste? To date householders have had little choice regarding recycling their oil and one can only assume that much of it has found its way down the kitchen sink. What do you do with yours?

A well run community style operation can begin collection services at amenity sites and even organise doorstep collections.

Biodiesel offers an end loop system, taking a valuable waste - a resource - and transforming it into a quality transport fuel that has less impact on the environment than fuels used at present and is competitive in price in a petroleum dependent world.

Used vegetable oil is collected from the community and processed into biodiesel

The final product can be sold to the general public but we have decided to direct our flow towards Local Authority services and not-for-profit ventures and charities. Helping our Local Authorities meet national set targets is important if they are to become the beacon of best practice to other stakeholders within the community and we should all share the burden of responsibility in making these efforts, as it is our resources they manage.

A well managed community biodiesel project benefits many, not least our environment.