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South African Company to Import Waste Vegetable Oil to Produce Biodiesel


Environment  (tags: environment, biodiesel, renewable energy, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 93 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Another renewable energy business that could get South Africa moving towards its goals is taking shape in Richards Bay in KwaZulu Natal.
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JennyLynn W. (125)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 12:16 am
Is it just me, or does it seem like the fast food industry could really set this all up for success??
 

Alexandra Marce M. (54)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 11:23 am
FANTASTIC IDEA!! Activist Alexandra Marcella Manolesco-Ami!!xoxoxoxo
 

Shawn S. (7)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 8:56 pm
That would be awesome, if all of the fast food companies, would use their fryer oil, to make fuel, I wonder if the President knows about this?
 

Mandi T. (269)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 10:07 pm
A couple of movie stars are using french fry oil for fuel in their cars now. I don't know how but they are in Calif.
Great idea.
Tx Cher
 

Julia A. (11)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 11:16 pm
Glad this is getting out, I've heard of all sorts of individuals in SA doing this.....
 

Helen D. (12)
Monday September 28, 2009, 2:22 am
This would solve so many problems. IT would eliminate the excessive waste from fast food industries and supply guilt-free fuel for cars ... but only as long as the oil originated from sustainable, non destructive sources in the first place. We don't want to chop down more forests to grow palm oil for fuel!
 

Julie van Niekerk (138)
Monday September 28, 2009, 2:51 am
Quite a few individuald have been doing it for a couple of years. The farmers also supplied mealies for the same purpose and the people ended up without food! Mealies here are staple food for many people.
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (266)
Monday September 28, 2009, 8:08 am
Thannx Cher... Proudly South African... I am so pleased that these good things are coming out of my country..
 

Gorilly Girl (369)
Monday September 28, 2009, 8:13 am
We do recycle our oil....A pupmper truck comes to get it then it is recycled.

Big Gorilly Hugs
 

Glyn P. (2)
Monday September 28, 2009, 8:20 am
THIS IS REALLY HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION .

THIS SHOULD HAVE STARTED YEARS AGO ,,,,,,,,,, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER !!!!!!!!!!
 

April Standridge (3)
Monday September 28, 2009, 8:38 am
Thhis has been going on for years, but alot of "big" companies have fought to keep it supressed even to the point of lobbying about it's "bad" effects on the enviroment. Ed Begley, Joe Leno and even Dennis Weaver{when he was alive} have filtered this oil for use in cars and equipment. If really is an awsome practice and takes up little room for the equipment on a personal scale. I have studied and researched this and before i begin driving again, I will be inpllimenting this myself.
 

Minna Snow (6)
Monday September 28, 2009, 7:12 pm
A good idea--I hope its time has come.
 

delores faun (13)
Wednesday September 30, 2009, 11:16 am
:) Hooray! Brilliant! Shame we're not that clever :(
 
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