McDonald's Used Cooking Oil Used By University

The wastage and safe disposal of cooking oil is a problem faced by many fast-food joints globally. Tonnes of litres of oil are put into use daily by these restaurants, with limited options to dispose them off or recycle them. Used cooking oil is currently used in the production of soaps or biodesel, costing the fast food companies millions of dollars to process the oil waste. Effective utilisation of waste cooking oil poses a threat to the environment and sustainable food recycling is the need of the hour.

The wastage and safe disposal of cooking oil is a problem faced by many fast-food joints globally. Tonnes of litres of oil are put into use daily by these restaurants, with limited options to dispose them off or recycle them. Used cooking oil is currently used in the production of soaps or biodesel, costing the fast food companies millions of dollars to process the oil waste. Effective utilisation of waste cooking oil poses a threat to the environment and sustainable food recycling is the need of the hour.