A processing plant has been set up in Rhyl to convert cooking oil from Denbighshire’s school kitchens into bio-diesel fuel, which is then used to power school buses.
The county council is working with two social enterprises on the project. Each term one collects over 1,500l of cooking oil from schools, which it then converts into 100% bio-diesel.
The other then uses the fuel to transport children with learning disablilities across the county. It is claimed the initiative has already made a saving of 5.25t of carbon dioxide emissions.
Andy Lowe, managing director of processing company Co-Options, said: ‘This is a great example of the county working together with social enterprises to maximise value for money, and benefit the community and the environment. ‘There will be increased savings and benefits as the business develops,’ he added.
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