Circular Biofuels II

Environmental

• Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions: biodiesel produced from used cooking oils is the biofuel with the lowest GEE emissions, guaranteeing a reduction of 88% on the total emissions. With the new equipment, the biodiesel produced by Biosarg (3.500 tons a year), will contribute to avoid the emission of 11.056,87 tons of CO2 a year, by substituting fossil fuels.
• Less water contamination and negative environmental impact resulting from the improper disposal of cooking oils: when inadequately and illegally deposited in the sewage, it provokes the contamination of huge amounts of water (one litter of oil wrongly disposed pollutes around 1 million litters of water), is highly toxic to the oceans, rivers, and lakes, and other natural ecosystems. Besides this, biodiesel biodegradation contributes to raise GEE emissions.
• An incentive to recycling: Biosarg foments the adequate deposition and recycling of used cooking oils from the 350 restaurants that are the company's partners.

Social

• Incentive to local economy: restaurants need a paid license for the oil disposal. By being Biosarg partners, the promoter becomes responsible for the oils disposable which results in the restaurants not having to pay for the license. On top of this, they pay a service provider to perform this operation, creating another revenue stream.
• Contributing to the circular economy: the concept of the circular economy is based on the reduction, reuse, recovery, and recycling of materials and energies. It, therefore, substitutes the concept of end of life, used in the linear economy. This project generates a circular economy by valuing used cooking oils through its reutilization.
• Raising people awareness about environmental questions relative to the improper disposal of used cooking oils.

Environmental

• Reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions: biodiesel produced from used cooking oils is the biofuel with the lowest GEE emissions, guaranteeing a reduction of 88% on the total emissions. With the new equipment, the biodiesel produced by Biosarg (3.500 tons a year), will contribute to avoid the emission of 11.056,87 tons of CO2 a year, by substituting fossil fuels.
• Less water contamination and negative environmental impact resulting from the improper disposal of cooking oils: when inadequately and illegally deposited in the sewage, it provokes the contamination of huge amounts of water (one litter of oil wrongly disposed pollutes around 1 million litters of water), is highly toxic to the oceans, rivers, and lakes, and other natural ecosystems. Besides this, biodiesel biodegradation contributes to raise GEE emissions.
• An incentive to recycling: Biosarg foments the adequate deposition and recycling of used cooking oils from the 350 restaurants that are the company's partners.

Social

• Incentive to local economy: restaurants need a paid license for the oil disposal. By being Biosarg partners, the promoter becomes responsible for the oils disposable which results in the restaurants not having to pay for the license. On top of this, they pay a service provider to perform this operation, creating another revenue stream.
• Contributing to the circular economy: the concept of the circular economy is based on the reduction, reuse, recovery, and recycling of materials and energies. It, therefore, substitutes the concept of end of life, used in the linear economy. This project generates a circular economy by valuing used cooking oils through its reutilization.
• Raising people awareness about environmental questions relative to the improper disposal of used cooking oils.