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Slick Council scheme fuels businesses to go green (pr1182)
Restaurants and fast-food joints across the borough can turn their used cooking oil into an environmentally friendly fuel with the help of Ealing Council.
The scheme has been piloted in Southall over the last three months and proved so successful that from Monday, 3 March it will now be offered to all organisations across the borough.
This is the first of its kind to be set up by a London borough. The Council has teamed up with environmental organisations and a waste oil disposal company to encourage businesses to turn unwanted oil into biodiesel, for free by Proper Oils Ltd.
The scheme is supported by the Ealing Business Environmental Support and Training initiative (BEST), a partnership launched by the Council with Groundwork West London and Envirowise.
More than 2,000 litres of oil were collected during the trial, which is becoming more popular as other businesses cash in on the free service. Recycling the oil also helps alleviate the problem of blocked or overflowing drains and sewers, and reduces the risk of attracting rats.
Councillor Will Brooks, Cabinet Member for Environment and Street Services, said: "This scheme is really beneficial not only to the environment but to all of the borough’s businesses. I’m delighted the trial went so well, and that we can offer such a worthy service for free."
Once the oil is collected it is sent to Essex for processing to become biodiesel.