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good points.
im for the use of wvo in any shape or form. im just against it being dumped. PERIOD.
i wish there was a better way. ive talked to many fast food owners and they noted that a lot the oil made its way into the landfill. (even while illegal to do so) and another thing to note is the island of oahu doesnt have that many septic systems making your option a little less viable.
we have a large biodiesel company now, but people are still dumping waste oil.
were running out of space for landfills or pretty soon all you will see is:
HOTEL --- LANDFILL --- CROWDED BEACH --- LANDFILL --- HOTEL --- LANDFILL ---
on a side note, local temperature is rarely under 70F
so WVO as a fuel is more feasible here than a colder place such as PA.
Each year in the United States alone, 3 to 4 billion gallons of Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) are being dumped into landfills, added to pet food and cosmetics as well as filtered and sold as "cooking oil" to people in third world countries. This same waste oil can be used to cleanly power our vehicles. After reheating the oil numerous times, restaurants must pay someone between $1 and $2 a gallon to dispose of it. WVO makes economic sense in today's high priced, petroleum monopolized, fuel market.
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Walt Bacharowski, president of Silicon Valley Biodiesel, points out that in the San Jose area alone, some 8000 tons of trap-grease per year goes into local landfills. If all of that waste oil were converted to biodiesel, it would amount to about 1.4 million gallons of biodiesel from the San Jose area alone.
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