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And people think that it was only PVCs dumped into the water supplies...I'm against too many government regulations, but this is why we need a reasonable amount of them. How many big companies are doing this everyday?
I just saw an article not too long ago about a company - I think they were in the Bay area - who drive around and collect used cooking oil from restaurants. They even paid for some of the better quality oil. They refine it into bio-diesel which they sell to the oil refineries. San Francisco's entire bus line runs on a 20% mix of the stuff - which is why I always got hungry when a bus went by... If I remember right, Sacramento's public transit also uses a 10% mix. It turns out that the stuff burns just as well as regular diesel, and costs a little less per gallon.I know they don't do it where I live. Too many people are eco friendly and have cell phones. Plus...whatever goes down that grate winds up in the pacific ocean..since we ARE on the ocean. When it rains the first time here after many months of no rain, warnings always go out to stay clear of the ocean and not to surf or swim due to the sediments. Hell, even cig butts tossed in the grates go straight to the harbor.
But big cities? Oh, you bet they are doing it. What is stupid though, is that many people BUY that used grease and oil.
I know! Which is why it boggles the mind that restaurants don't SELL it instead of polluting our waters.
Sadly, you're right. It would take a corporate decision to make that cooking oil available for collection franchise-wide. And if corporate doesn't see a direct benefit then they simply dump it where they can.I know! Which is why it boggles the mind that restaurants don't SELL it instead of polluting our waters.
Because these fast food joints are franchises. It's probably not some corporate guy making these decisions. It's some guy who worked his way up from flipping burgers to management.
Companies buy used cooking oil. Scavengers will steal it. It's really stupid to dump it. Like throwing money away.I just saw an article not too long ago about a company - I think they were in the Bay area - who drive around and collect used cooking oil from restaurants. They even paid for some of the better quality oil. They refine it into bio-diesel which they sell to the oil refineries. San Francisco's entire bus line runs on a 20% mix of the stuff - which is why I always got hungry when a bus went by... If I remember right, Sacramento's public transit also uses a 10% mix. It turns out that the stuff burns just as well as regular diesel, and costs a little less per gallon.I know they don't do it where I live. Too many people are eco friendly and have cell phones. Plus...whatever goes down that grate winds up in the pacific ocean..since we ARE on the ocean. When it rains the first time here after many months of no rain, warnings always go out to stay clear of the ocean and not to surf or swim due to the sediments. Hell, even cig butts tossed in the grates go straight to the harbor.
But big cities? Oh, you bet they are doing it. What is stupid though, is that many people BUY that used grease and oil.
I'm against too many government regulations, but this is why we need a reasonable amount of them. How many big companies are doing this everyday?
I know! Which is why it boggles the mind that restaurants don't SELL it instead of polluting our waters.
Witness films Burger King worker dumping oil in storm drain - AOL.com
Obviously the employee did what he was told by management. And BK doesn't seem too concerned. I wonder how many BKs practice this? Oy.
I just saw an article not too long ago about a company - I think they were in the Bay area - who drive around and collect used cooking oil from restaurants. They even paid for some of the better quality oil. They refine it into bio-diesel which they sell to the oil refineries. San Francisco's entire bus line runs on a 20% mix of the stuff - which is why I always got hungry when a bus went by... If I remember right, Sacramento's public transit also uses a 10% mix. It turns out that the stuff burns just as well as regular diesel, and costs a little less per gallon.I know they don't do it where I live. Too many people are eco friendly and have cell phones. Plus...whatever goes down that grate winds up in the pacific ocean..since we ARE on the ocean. When it rains the first time here after many months of no rain, warnings always go out to stay clear of the ocean and not to surf or swim due to the sediments. Hell, even cig butts tossed in the grates go straight to the harbor.
But big cities? Oh, you bet they are doing it. What is stupid though, is that many people BUY that used grease and oil.
Hard to say exactly, isn't it? BK so far hasn't responded publicly that I'm aware.I just saw an article not too long ago about a company - I think they were in the Bay area - who drive around and collect used cooking oil from restaurants. They even paid for some of the better quality oil. They refine it into bio-diesel which they sell to the oil refineries. San Francisco's entire bus line runs on a 20% mix of the stuff - which is why I always got hungry when a bus went by... If I remember right, Sacramento's public transit also uses a 10% mix. It turns out that the stuff burns just as well as regular diesel, and costs a little less per gallon.I know they don't do it where I live. Too many people are eco friendly and have cell phones. Plus...whatever goes down that grate winds up in the pacific ocean..since we ARE on the ocean. When it rains the first time here after many months of no rain, warnings always go out to stay clear of the ocean and not to surf or swim due to the sediments. Hell, even cig butts tossed in the grates go straight to the harbor.
But big cities? Oh, you bet they are doing it. What is stupid though, is that many people BUY that used grease and oil.
There was an episode of MythBusters, where they ran a diesel car entirely on 100% used oil.
And I have little doubt that this employee was instructed to dump that oil down the drain. And it is highly illegal.
I just saw an article not too long ago about a company - I think they were in the Bay area - who drive around and collect used cooking oil from restaurants. They even paid for some of the better quality oil. They refine it into bio-diesel which they sell to the oil refineries. San Francisco's entire bus line runs on a 20% mix of the stuff - which is why I always got hungry when a bus went by... If I remember right, Sacramento's public transit also uses a 10% mix. It turns out that the stuff burns just as well as regular diesel, and costs a little less per gallon.I know they don't do it where I live. Too many people are eco friendly and have cell phones. Plus...whatever goes down that grate winds up in the pacific ocean..since we ARE on the ocean. When it rains the first time here after many months of no rain, warnings always go out to stay clear of the ocean and not to surf or swim due to the sediments. Hell, even cig butts tossed in the grates go straight to the harbor.
But big cities? Oh, you bet they are doing it. What is stupid though, is that many people BUY that used grease and oil.
There was an episode of MythBusters, where they ran a diesel car entirely on 100% used oil.
And I have little doubt that this employee was instructed to dump that oil down the drain. And it is highly illegal.
