WASTE FOOD OIL

BY PHILIP FINE, in Toronto
A PROCESS that can convert old chip oil and other food waste into inexpensive bio-diesel will soon be available to food and catering companies. Canada's Biox Corp. says its first bolt-on bio-fuel processing plant should open this summer in Oakville, Ontario. The non-toxic bio-diesel can be used as a diesel additive, supposedly emitting less CO2 than conventional fuels, claims Biox.

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