Cooking Oil Recycling

Biodiesel Program

Beginning in 2008, the City of Florence began a biodiesel recycling program.  The first batch of biodiesel was made August 19, 2008.  A year later,  we have made a total of 840 gallons of 100% biodiesel from used cooking oil.  This means that 840 gallons of cooking oil did not go to the sewer and it did not go into the landfill.  In fact it was turned into a useable product: FUEL.  The 840 gallons of biodiesel has been blended with purchased diesel to create 5, 10, 15, or 20% blends producing 3900 gallons of blended fuel for city vehicles.

Cooking Oil Drop Off Locations

Killen Foodland on Hwy 72 Killen Senior Center on JC Mauldin Elgin Foodland on Hwy 101 Rogersville Police Department  59 Patton Street Rogersville Foodland on Hwy 72. Coussons Gas Station on Hwy 20 / Savannah Hwy near Central Florence Recycling Center  on1200 Terrace Street, Florence

 

 

 

Who:          City of Florence Residence

When:         On Garbage Day!

Where:   Place recyclables on the curb 3 feet       from your garbage bag

What Can Be Recycled?