OMV has installed containers for the safe collection and storage of used cooking oil at its 40 filling stations across the country
Used cooking oil is still not properly treated in many households. Cooking oil that is no longer suitable for food use is considered hazardous household waste, and it can also seriously damage the environment if it is not handled properly, for example, if it is poured down the drain.
For this reason, OMV, supporting professional and easily accessible recycling, has installed storage containers suitable for the collection of used cooking oil at its 40 filling stations across the country, in which the public can safely dispose of grease that is no longer suitable for use in leak-proof containers – preferably in the most suitable screw-cap PET bottles. Butter, fat, margarine, spoiled and expired cooking oil, used cooking oil and cooking fat can also be stored in the containers. The containers can be used around the clock, and OMV’s partner, H-Bio Kft., which specializes in the collection and treatment of used cooking oil, takes care of their removal and replacement.
After collection, the waste is sent to a biodiesel production plant after appropriate cleaning processes. During the processing process, cooking oil is mixed with methanol, as a result of which the glycerin in the oil is separated, while the methanol binds to the fatty acids of the oil. The final product of the process, biodiesel of a quality already suitable for mixing, is used in diesel production, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of the propellant.
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