Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op President Brian Roberts introduces the biodiesel process to MLA Bill Routley and Duncan Mayor Phil Kent during the grand opening tour of the biofuels facility at Bings Creek in the summer of 2011.
The CVS Victoria Cruise bus company is the first in North America to use 100% biodegradable fuel.
It buys that fuel directly from the Cowichan BioDiesel Co-op. The non-toxic biodegradable renewable gas made from the very canola oil that cooked the food those cruise passengers ate before riding on the bus.
A Victoria-based company called Greasecycle collects cooking oil from restaurants across Vancouver Island, including cruise ships, and brings it to CBC’s Bings Creek facility where it is processed into biodiesel. The bus company isn’t the only customer. In the past few years, CBC’s membership has grown from 20 to 170.......
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By Maeve Maguire - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
It buys that fuel directly from the Cowichan BioDiesel Co-op. The non-toxic biodegradable renewable gas made from the very canola oil that cooked the food those cruise passengers ate before riding on the bus.
A Victoria-based company called Greasecycle collects cooking oil from restaurants across Vancouver Island, including cruise ships, and brings it to CBC’s Bings Creek facility where it is processed into biodiesel. The bus company isn’t the only customer. In the past few years, CBC’s membership has grown from 20 to 170.......
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By Maeve Maguire - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
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