Keith Browning Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I was watching the news the other night (NY Metro area) and there was a top story on restaurants filing complaints of their waste vegetable/fry oil being stolen. No surprise actually but I was amused that this was top story news. Apparently thieves pull up in trucks, stick a large hose into the waste containers outside the restaurants and in minutes it is gone... even in broad daylight. They used to have to pay to have it removed but now many collection services actually pay them for it now. Now you can see why they are upset! But wait, several seeks ago I saw another news segment where a Mass. man was being fined for using WVO in his car. Additionally there is an investigation looking onto individuals that are selling/installing the kits to modify engines to run on the stuff. But that is not all. Apparently WVO is NOT APPROVED AS A FUEL FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES and it is actually illegal to burn it in an automobile on State and Federal levels. Did you know? It all comes down to EPA regulations and taxation of the fuel itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I've been eyeing up a WVO system for my Jetta for the past year or so, but couldn't justify spending $1000 on one. And back then, waste oil was being given away... I do have a friend that owns a restaurant, and was told the same that he had to pay to have it taken away, and would give it to me for free... I guess that'll change too soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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