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November 30, 2007
Cooking Oil Collection In Tulsa
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M.e.t. & Tulsa Biofuels For
December 8th Event

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TURN COOKING OIL INTO BIOFUEL
The M.e.t. and Tulsa Biofuels to collect fryer oil at one-day event

The Metropolitan Environmental Trust and Tulsa Biofuels will be collecting used cooking oil from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. December 8, 2007 at The M.e.t.'s central Tulsa recycling center, 3495 S. Sheridan Road.

The event is in response to citizen's requests to dispose of cooking oil in a more environmentally friendly way, said M.e.t. Executive Director Michael Patton. There is a lot of demand, especially during the holidays when many people deep-fry their Thanksgiving turkeys.

"We always preach reduce, reuse, recycle but you can only reuse cooking oil so many times," he said. "Now we are going to recycle it into a new product."

Tulsa Biofuels will turn the cooking oil collected at the event into an alternative fuel source for cars. The company, founded two years ago by three former engineers, will be fully-operational by the end of the year, according to co-owner Todd Stephens.

Cooking oil, especially in large quantities, should never be placed in residential trash or poured down the drain. Small amounts placed in the trash in a sealed container are acceptable, but large quantities can pose problems for residential plumbing, city sewers and trash haulers, said Patton.

The event is open to all Tulsa area residents. Oil should be in a sealed plastic container. For more information about the event, call 584-0584 or visit www.metrecycle.com. For more information about the proper disposal of cooking oils, visit the City of Tulsa website at www.cityoftulsa.org/CityServices/Wastewater/NoFat.asp.

Julie Alexander
Metropolitan Environmental Trust
584-0584

Note: Darling International in Collinsville collects cooking oil from local restraunts. I put in a query today to see if they had plans for any public collections also. Will let you know the response. (I hate to promote an out-of-town business at the expense of a Collinsville business.) -- Ted Wright -- 11/30