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Article: County Puts Brakes On Vegetable Oil Use; Certification Needed for Motor Fuel
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- The Washington Post
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- January 3, 2008
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Fairfax County officials say that for now, at least, vegetable
oil's best use is for deep-frying chicken, not as an alternative
fuel.
The Board of Supervisors recently asked County Executive Anthony
H. Griffin to look into the possibility of starting a vegetable oil
exchange program similar to one in Montgomery County. Montgomery has
set up a Web page, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/veggieoil, to help
restaurants and other businesses dispose of waste cooking oil by
giving it to motorists.
Biodiesel fuels (made from plant or animal fats and some form of
alcohol) are used by many localities, such as the City of Falls
Church, to run trucks or buses. But vegetable oil is another matter,
said ...