Two New Biodiesel from Waste Oil Plants in Connecticut

Date: February 1, 2012

Source: News Room

Bridgeport BioDiesel (Bridgeport, CT) has opened a 1 million gallon-per-year biodiesel plant in its home town that utilizes used cooking oil from restaurants, hospitals, and schools. Output from the plant will be enough to heat about 550 homes. Connecticut law requires restaurants to separate their used oils from regular trash and dispose of it properly. Business owners typically pay third-party contractors to collect the oil and transport it to a waste collection site.

In November, a New Haven, CT company, Greenleaf Biofuels, began constructing a $6 million, 10 million gallon-per-year biofuel plant, housed in a 8,500 square-foot facility, that will process grease and possibly some virgin oils.

To learn more about Bridgeport BioDiesel , visit: www.bridgeportbiodiesel.com.

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