Festive fry-ups feed the grid!
16 December, 2011, 0 comments
Renewable energy company Living Fuels and Kent County Council are urging people to make their festive waste environmentally friendly by recycling leftover cooking oil after Christmas.
The cooking oil from roasts, chips and fry-ups is turned into a green bioliquid by Living Fuels, which is used to power generators that feed into the National Grid.
Waste cooking oil can be dropped off at collection tanks at household waste recycling centres around the county. Just one litre of waste cooking oil, about a third of what is used in an average chip pan, can make enough clean, green electricity to make 240 cups of tea.
So far this year, Kent residents have already taken enough used cooking oil to make five million cups of tea.
Recycling waste cooking oil also helps to prevent damage to drains and sewers, reducing the risk of expensive repair bills.
Bryan Sweetland, Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste at Kent County Council, said: “Thank you to all the Kent residents who have taken their waste cooking oil to the county’s recycling centres this year. Please continue to dispose of waste cooking oil responsibly and help transform waste into clean, green energy.”
“Remember you can also recycle other festive items, from Christmas cards to glass bottles and jars, as well as batteries and old electrical equipment at Kent’s household waste recycling centres.”
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@nigel74 Thanks for the retweets!
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@Bham_Childrens @birminghammail @G4S_UK Great, thank you!
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@Bham_Childrens @birminghammail @G4S_UK No worries, it was all thanks to G4S's efforts!
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@Bham_Childrens @birminghammail @G4S_UK Combined with the other donation from G4S, it was around £500.
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Good morning everyone, who has a pancake hangover? We're on our way to visit HMP/YOI New Hall this morning for another charity donation.
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Did you know that by taking a 5 min shower instead of having a bath, you save enough water for 1000 cups of tea! #savewater
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Oh, how exciting, we're only 2 followers off 200! Glad so many people are conscientious about #recycling #usedcookingoil!
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@Veolia_ES_UK I do half classic, half pajeon - best of both worlds!
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Afternoon, @Veolia_ES_UK thought I'd send you this , just in case you fancy something different to lemon and sugar ;) http://t.co/2G6FM6ZQ
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I shall be making seafood pajeon for #PancakeDay http://t.co/CTnUn5Tp Why not try it and don't forget to save your #usedcookingoil!
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Well, today is both Pancake Day and President's Day. Celebrating all the 'P's.
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A perfect example of why we should #recycle. Such a sad ending for this beautiful bird. http://t.co/iW2tX9eL
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Good morning all, and happy National Chip Week. Hope you cook lots this week and save all that lovely #usedcookingoil for #recycling!
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@SuffolkHWRC Thanks for the #FF!
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Did you know next week is National Chip Week? Make sure to delight in the humble chip and save all your #usedchipoil for #recycling!
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#ff lovely people we've been working with this week: @Bham_Childrens @G4S_UK
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