North Hempstead launching biofuel project
Photo credit: Newsday/Mario Gonzalez | Joe Urda, sewer service supervisor at the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, holds the biofuel which can be used for anything that takes diesel. (March 24, 2011)
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French fries = gas?
Those french fries and stir-fried veggies consumed at North Hempstead restaurants may soon serve a higher purpose than just settling appetites.
Their cooking grease could end up powering a truck, generator or other diesel engine.
The town is launching a pilot biofuel project this month to collect used cooking oil from local restaurants and convert it to fuel. The initiative will start...
