Filta just launched its FiltaBio service. Once the cooking oil has come to the end of its life, Filta can collect the oil and immediately remove it safely from the site… in most cases with no waste oil drums or containers continually attracting rats and other unwanted issues.

From there, the oil is purified and the majority sent to be made into biodiesel, the safe and environmentally friendly alternative to petrochemical based diesel.

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the United States spends about $475,000 a minute on foreign oil – a staggering number when you stop to think about it. The annual total spent on crude oil imports is approximately $250 billion. The U.S. uses approximately 20 million barrels of oil a day (that’s about 3 gallons a day for every person in the country), more than half of which is imported. By 2025, demand is expected to rise to 26 million barrels a day – about 60 percent of which will be imported.

Consider this: In addition, China’s rising oil demand and imports have made it a significant factor in world oil markets. China is second only to the U.S. in consumption, surpassing Japan for the first time in 2003. Transportation sector ranks first in consumption. Roughly 67 percent of all U.S. oil consumption is in the transportation sector.

About 37 billion gallons of on-road diesel are used each year in the U.S. According to the EIA, reducing demand for oil in the transportation sector will have to be the central component in any serious effort to reduce the overall demand for oil.

The Chef of a Sam Sneads restaurant gives his thoughts on the FiltaFry service.

Doubltree Head Chef gives his thoughts on the FiltaFry service.

Hear from Friday’s Front Row Manager about his experience with FiltaFry.

Another satisfied Filta customer using the FiltaFry service.

You may have thought that waste oil was done with its usefulness when you disposed of it, but recently, many people have been finding an interesting and very beneficial use to used vegetable oil that is becoming a growing trend in fuel. Environmentally friendly, better smelling and completely renewable, it is very little wonder why bio diesel is beginning to take the world by storm as a viable option over traditional petroleum fuels.

Bio Diesel and other recycled vegetable oils, when used in place of petroleum diesel bring a great many different environmental, fuel security, health and economic benefits. When burned as fuel, vegetable oil doesn’t emit any SO2, which is the main compound in diesel that causes acid rain. Also, recycled vegetable oil fuel produces less carbon dioxide- up to seventy eight percent less, in fact and forty eight percent less carbon monoxide, as well as less asthma causing particulate, and up to eighty percent less polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons when compared to petroleum diesel.

Apart from great reductions in pollutants, vegetable oil fuel also could give a greater amount of fuel security in the United States. Some have said this would enable the US to then curb the reliance on imported oil- which currently stands at about sixty percent of all the fuel that the US needs. This leaves our nation susceptible to higher oil prices, higher defense costs, and all of the political implications of having to secure that imported oil.

Produced in the US domestically, vegetable oil is grown by farmers, and in a recent US Department of Agriculture study, it was found that if demand were increased for vegetable oil by only 200 million gallons, this could increase the average farm income by roughly 300 million dollars per year.
Fryer waste oil from the food industry, animal fats, and fresh pressed vegetable oils can be used as fuel. Displacing the need for fossil fuels and reducing air pollutants are just two of the benefits.

There are two different ways that most people use vegetable oil as fuel. The first is just using straight vegetable oil- that is, taking fryer waste oil or just fresh oil and using an extra fuel tank and a specialized system to heat and filter the oil first. Once it reaches the engine, the oil has to be heated and filtered because vegetable oil is too thick on its own to run through an engine. The other way, however, is converting it to bio diesel and this can generally be used in engines with no modifications whatsoever.

How efficient this fuel is depends on quite a few things. Sometimes the quality of the vegetable oil used, or the type can make a difference, or the different ways that people will filter and heat it. Often, maintenance and care as well as proper use of the systems also play a role. However, with a bit of education and know how, bio diesel is widely accepted as being a good alternative to traditional petroleum diesel.

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See what this TGI Manager says about the FiltaFry service (which is provided to many TGI stores).

As anyone who has ever worked in the food service industry can tell you, one of the least favorite task of any kitchen staff member is the changing out of fryer oil.  Not only is it an arduous and unpleasant task, but it can actually be dangerous.  Burns from fryers and hot cooking oil account for a large percentage of the workplace injuries reported by commercial kitchens.  FiltaFry can help you greatly reduce the chance of burn injuries in your kitchen.

Fryer maintenance is a crucial part of any commercial kitchen’s operational routine.  Unfortunately, all too often this task is left to inexperienced younger staff members who don’t understand the importance of proper fryer care and maintenance.  This lack of motivation results in fryers that are not adequately cleaned.  Employees that don’t care about the task at hand are also more likely to be careless and put themselves in harm’s way.  Why leave the task to an inadequately motivated employee when you can actually save money by putting your fryers into FiltaFry’s hands?

What Does FiltaFry Offer?

FiltaFry is not your typical waste oil removal service.  They will remove your used cooking oil, certainly, but that is just the start of the FiltaFry service.  What FiltaFry offers your kitchen is a total fryer and cooking oil managements service that will help your business reduce waste, increase safety and efficiency, improve the quality of your fried foods and save you money.  FiltaFry purifies and disposes of your oil and maintains your fryers in optimal condition for peak performance.

How Does it Work?

FiltaFry uses a revolutionary micro-filtration system to filter and purify the oil directly from your business’s fryers.  The FiltaFry filtration process is able to remove particles and contaminates over 100 times smaller than the factory installed filter on your fryer.  As a result of FiltaFry filtration your oil tastes better and fresher and lasts longer.  In fact, your oils life will be extended by so much that your business could see oil consumption drop by as much as half.
FiltaFry doesn’t stop at just purifying your oil and disposing of waste oil.  While you FiltaFry technician is purifying your oil he or she will also thoroughly clean your fryers.  Your technician will also check to ensure that your fryer is working optimally.

Helping You Save

Most customers claim that the money they save on cooking oil alone more than pays for the FiltaFry service.  FiltaFry helps customers save even more by keeping fryers running at their peak energy efficiency.   FiltaFry also helps you save money through increased safety.

When put your fryers in the capable hands of your local FiltaFry representative, you remove the risk of employee injuries related to fryer maintenance.  Restaurants that report low incidents of injury in the workplace can save up to 25% on insurance.  The average reduction in yearly insurance cost is around $1,400 annually.

When you use FiltaFry you can expect to see improved efficiency, decreased waste, greater safety in your kitchen and big savings.  Don’t ask, “Can I afford to use FiltaFry in my kitchen?”  Ask, “Can I afford not to?”