Volta Redonda, Brazil
Cooking oil waste is used in community
development with the Eco-oil Programme
www.
iclei.
org
Through a practical solution and via successful partnerships, the Eco-oil Programme is
a replicable example of cooking oil waste management...
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Volta Redonda, Brazil
Cooking oil waste is used in community
development with the Eco-oil Programme
www.
iclei.
org
Through a practical solution and via successful partnerships, the Eco-oil Programme is
a replicable example of cooking oil waste management with impact.
Volta Redonda has
demonstrated how it is possible to transform a serious problem into an economically, socially
and environmentally successful outcome: used cooking oil is collected and processed into
biodiesel, demonstrating the ease and profitability in managing cooking oil waste while
benefiting local schools.
Abstract
Municipalities such as Volta Redonda have demonstrated that creativity is fundamental in transforming problems into practical solutions, in a simple and nonexpensive way.
The ‘magical formula’ to reduce negative impacts caused by the
improper disposal of cooking oil, and to reduce the pollutants that are released
into the environment from the large number of diesel run vehicles in the city, can
be fou
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