About Us
We are a community owned and operated organization dedicated to the local production, use and promotion of bio-fuels in order to achieve ethical and environmentally sustainable local economy.
The Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-operative (CB-DC) has been supplying 100% bio-diesel made from recycled cooking oil to all its members as a petro-diesel alternative since 2005.
Our Guiding Principles
We are a community owned and operated organization dedicated to the local production, use and promotion of bio-fuels in order to achieve ethical and environmentally sustainable local economy.
The Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-operative (CB-DC) has been supplying 100% bio-diesel made from recycled cooking oil to all its members as a petro-diesel alternative since 2005.
Our Guiding Principles
- Ethically produce and distribute sustainable fuel alternatives
- Provide a community source for recycling local supplies of waste vegetable oil
- Stimulate local economic activity by producing bio-diesel and supplying it at a reasonable and justifiable price
- Ensure a stable, high-quality and local fuel supply
- Share information about community-based bio-fuels to the wider community
- Provide a strong voice for sustainable fuel production and use
Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op Office
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Office Hours: Monday to Fridays (9 am - 4:30 pm) #2-55 Station Street Duncan, BC V9L 1M2 250.748.2694 (COWI) or 250.597.1492 info@smellbetter.org  |
How to Purchase Bio-Diesel
If you are a Coop member in good standing, have read and agreed to your personal Co-op responsibilities above and support the principles on which the Coop was founded, you are welcome to purchase Coop bio-diesel. There are two options available to Co-op members:
The Co-op Cardlock service is open 24 hours a day at our Duncan location in partnership with Cowichan Petroleum Sales. The Green & Go™ Blending Pump is open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at our Bings Creek location in partnership with the Cowichan Valley Regional District. More Cardlock’s and Blending Pumps are planned in co-operation with other biofuel Co-ops and organizations as part of the BC Biofuel Network initiatives.
The Co-op Cardlock service is open 24 hours a day at our Duncan location in partnership with Cowichan Petroleum Sales. The Green & Go™ Blending Pump is open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at our Bings Creek location in partnership with the Cowichan Valley Regional District. More Cardlock’s and Blending Pumps are planned in co-operation with other biofuel Co-ops and organizations as part of the BC Biofuel Network initiatives.
Cowichan Bio-diesel Co-op Cardlock Pump
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Green & Go™ Community Bio-Diesel
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Bing's Creek Biofuel Facility
 The bio-crew plant manager Daryl Giesbrecht brewing bio-diesel at Bring Creek Facility |
Located at the CVRD Solid Waste Management Facility 3900 Drinkwater Road, Cowichan Valley (Duncan), Vancouver Island, Canada The Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-operative (CB-DC) has been supplying 100% bio-diesel made from recycled cooking oil to members as a petro-diesel alternative for close 10 years. With the introduction of this new community bio-diesel processor, this sustainable vehicle fuel can now be processed in Duncan! |
