A bus in Bristol that is powered by bio-diesel fuel made from waste cooking oil is running dry and cooks are being asked to come to the rescue.But I thought fried food was bad for you?
Aren’t we all supposed to eat salads and rye bread? If we do, where’s the oil going to come from?
Bus owners First have appealed for people to donate used oil to keep the bus, nicknamed "Chipper", on the road.So, you want your customers to provide the fuel for your business venture, eh?
Some kind of barter system? A gallon of used oil gets you a couple of miles travel?
No, it appears it works the same as normal buses; you pay your fare, or you don’t get on:
Running costs for the bus are the same as diesel and the firm said it would collect oil from businesses.Why yes, of course people will store huge vats of used oil on their premises and make the trip down to the recycling site so that your company can get cheap fuel.
Karen Baxter, from First, said: "It's run on waste cooking oil - normal vegetable oil that you might fry chips in or roast potatoes this Christmas.
"You can't throw that oil down the plug hole anyway and businesses can't throw it away. It has to be recycled.
"We will collect it from businesses and individuals can take it to either of the city's recycling sites."
That’ll be reflected in the cost of the ticket, of course?
Yeah. That’s what I thought….
Those bio-diesel buses won't be working during the current cold spell anyway.
ReplyDeleteThere was I thinking the bus was propelled by high-octane self-righteousness.
ReplyDelete"You can't throw that oil down the plug hole anyway
ReplyDeleteYou can't? I have never found any poroblems doing so. Just throw a bit of bleach down afterwards.
I prefer to dump it on the beach for the seabirds to roll in.
ReplyDeleteThat is how Copenhagen has affected me!