For over 18 months Green2Go and its partner Convert2Green have been collecting waste cooking oil from local school kitchens in Warrington.
The resulting bio-fuel is then used by Green2Go to fuel generating systems that provide low carbon heat and power to buildings providing services to the public in the Greater Manchester area.
Between January 2010 and June this year 5,163 litres of oil were collected in the Warrington borough. The carbon saved from recycling this oil is enough to offset the emissions made in boiling 110,000 kettles or leaving 3,260 watt bulbs on for a full year!
Using bio-fuel instead of energy from the national grid reduces carbon emissions by 90%.
Cllr Colin Froggatt, Executive Board Member for Children and Young People’s services in Warrington Borough Council said: “As a council we are very conscious of our environmental impact delivering our services has on the environment and we are continually seeking ways to reduce this.
“Disposing of cooking oils can also be a difficult job whereas this approach is both convenient and economical.”
Richard O’Keefe, Director of Green2Go, commented: “Schools produce thousands of litres of waste cooking oil per annum which might otherwise go to landfill or be exported, and may even cause environmental problems. By recycling with Green2Go, the used cooking oil is refined into unique bio-fuel and used to generate renewable and sustainable energy, thereby saving carbon emissions.”