Dec 25, 2007 4:29 pm US/Pacific
SF Citizens Can Give Old Grease For Biofuel Fleets
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / BCN) ―
Beginning Wednesday, San Francisco residents can contribute waste
grease from holiday meals to help run the city's biofuel fleet of
vehicles, through the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's
SFGreasecycle program.
Used cooking oil from the event will be converted into biofuel to run city vehicles, including SFGReasecycle trucks that pick up waste grease from some 140 restaurants that have already signed up for the free service, according to the SFPUC.
From Wednesday through Sunday, residents can drop off used cooking oil, stored in leak-proof containers and secured with a tight lid, in the
Costco parking lot at 450 10th St.
According to the SFPUC, the new program, which received more than a ton of used cooking oil from residents after Thanksgiving, is the first of its kind in the country for a large city to fuel its municipal vehicles.
Officials say the program saves money for city businesses and residents, reduces clogs in city sewers and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
According to SFPUC General Manager Susan Leal, the SFPUC is exploring having permanent cooking oil collection centers throughout the
city.
Those unable to participate in the holiday collection event can bring waste oil to the Household Drop-Off Center at 501 Tunnel Ave., open Thursday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
More information is available at (415) 695-7366 or http://www.sfgreasecycle.org.
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