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collections from businesses, and turning it into a useful fuel would benefit all of us and the planet.”


EcoClarity: Service and maintenance of grease trap waste consolidation hub


EcoClarity can consolidate the FOG present in this waste stream into feedstock suitable for biodiesel production, which can be blended with the diesel available at all fuel service stations. This gives FSEs, hauliers and water utilities using EcoClarity’s convenient FOG recovery sites a valuable circular economy at scale.


As the waste discharges are tracked and logged at the hub, companies using the scheme acquire carbon credits at the higher rate for brown grease specified in the Renewable Energy Directive 2.


UK rollout


EcoClarity chief executive Chris Clemes said, “We have uncovered a huge demand for our recovery technology and we would like to install 30 plants around the UK in the next three years.


“We are partnering with Argent, and they can blend biodiesel from our plants with the diesel used on fuel station forecourts. This means that if a restaurant brings its waste to our hubs, and fills up vehicles at the forecourt, their waste can be used to generate carbon credits.”


Inspection of grease trap waste consolidation hub


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The EcoClarity process potentially resolves a major logistical and cost challenge, as FOG is often transported as a contaminated wastewater consignment and hauling it over long distances may not be efficient or effective. Ideally, suitable applications and treatment facilities should be located relatively


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