Where can I find large amounts of waste vegetable oil to make biodiesel with?

Question

I'm looking for a steady supply of vegetable oil to make biodiesel.

Answer 1

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Biodiesel.org maintains a MAP of the U.S. that lists all of the BioDiesel retailers that have listed with them.
Where can I find out more about BioDiesel?

There are a number of excellent links on the web:

Journey to forever ...full of information on biodiesel, as well as how to make your own
Maria "Mark" Alovert's web site on homebrewing ...Mark is very knowledgeable on home brewing of biodiesel
Veggie avenger ...another great site with lots of information
Green car congress...BioDiesel ...a site I found just recently
The Veggie Van ...one of the first and most enthusiastic promoters of BioDiesel
Biodiesel Now ...a GREAT forum for making, using or just talking about BioDiesel!
Fred's TDI Club ...another GREAT forum if you own a VW TDI (diesel) of any model or vintage ...or want to own one; has a section just on biodiesel

Eastern Iowa Biodiesel Enthusiasts ...This is our local YaHoo group of BioDiesel users around Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, Iowa
This includes the Yoderville Bio-D Club; a local processor group for making your own that you can ask to join.

Books on biodiesel: http://www.itsgood4.us/biodiesel.htm

From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank - by Josh Tickell ...in its 3rd and last print run. This was the first book I read. It got me really enthused about biodiesel.
Biodiesel - by Greg Pahl ...a very new book. I've read this and highly recommend it.
Biodiesel America - by Josh Tickell ...apparently the replacement for "From the Fryer...". I haven't read it yet.
BioDiesel Homebrewers Guide - by Maria "Mark" Alovert ...self published and a little rough around the edges but packed with good info on making it yourselfhttp://www.localb100.com/book.html

You need to contact local resturaunt owners and get deals with them to take it off their hands. There was a segment on the show "Dirty Jobs" on just that.

Answer 2

your mother

Answer 3

Maybe find out where fast food chains recycle their oil.

Answer 4

McDonalds, Burger King, Long John Silvers and any other grease pit.

Check your local telephone book for restaurants, call and ask the manager if he is allowing this.

Your final cost for biodiesel is about 63 cents a gallon by the way.

Good for you!!!

Answer 5

You can ask some fast food restaurants if you can pick up theirs. They pay someone to take it away for them.

Answer 6

Probably not your mother, at least not in the quantity you'd need...
Try fast food places. They have lots of it, and usually dump it in big vats in the back of the building to dispose of it. I'm heard of some places in northern california that let people take it... don't see why they wouldn't

Answer 7

did you buy that vehicle on ebay

Answer 8

Go for the big users.

For me it is a local college that I can get 500+ gallons a month from.

I know a co-op that has had luck at a chain of grocery stores.

I know another person who has had excellent luck at donut and bagel shops!

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My so called life.