(Notícia em Inglês)
Marc Dreyfors of Carolina Biodiesel collects used fryer oil from a 55-gallon drum behind Revolution restaurant in Durham. It will be turned into biodiesel fuel. With gasoline prices soaring, "yellow grease" can sell for $3.50 per gallon. It has become the target of thieves.
Yellow kitchen grease has become as good as gold as gasoline prices soar and biodiesel fuel becomes more appealing.
Just as one industry's waste becomes a hot commodity for another, a slippery underworld of fry crooks - kitchen-oil rustlers who strike stealthily with siphon and hose - has emerged.
Rep. John Torbett, a Republican from Gaston County, has proposed a bill aimed at reining in the banditry. But the proposal has kicked up a fuss among small North Carolina businesses that see more than a hint of green in the alternate fuel source.
Marc Dreyfors of Carolina Biodiesel collects used fryer oil from a 55-gallon drum behind Revolution restaurant in Durham. It will be turned into biodiesel fuel. With gasoline prices soaring, "yellow grease" can sell for $3.50 per gallon. It has become the target of thieves.
Yellow kitchen grease has become as good as gold as gasoline prices soar and biodiesel fuel becomes more appealing.
Just as one industry's waste becomes a hot commodity for another, a slippery underworld of fry crooks - kitchen-oil rustlers who strike stealthily with siphon and hose - has emerged.
Rep. John Torbett, a Republican from Gaston County, has proposed a bill aimed at reining in the banditry. But the proposal has kicked up a fuss among small North Carolina businesses that see more than a hint of green in the alternate fuel source.