For immediate release — Aug. 17, 2010
(DALLAS) — The Dallas County Community College District and Dallas Water Utilities recently announced that Richland College is the site for a new cooking grease and oil recycling station, the second recycling station installed on a DCCCD campus this year. (The first location opened at Mountain View College earlier this summer.)
The cooking oil and grease recycling program is part of Dallas Water Utilities’ effort to reduce the number of sewer pipe blockages in a sustainable way. According to Dallas Water Utilities officials, improper disposal of grease, oil and other cooking byproducts can cause costly clogs in homes and apartments and in sewer lines under city streets.
Most of the recycled cooking oil collected under the city program is used to make biodiesel for Dallas County school buses.
“We are grateful to officials with the Dallas County Community College District for their involvement in this important project,” said Helen Cantril Dulac of Dallas Water Utilities. “This latest recycling station at Richland College will give residents in northeast Dallas another location to recycle used cooking oil, benefiting themselves and Dallas ISD students.”
“Projects like these emphasize our interest in and support for sustainable programs,” said Dr. Wright Lassiter Jr., DCCCD’s chancellor. “We are pleased to partner with Dallas Water Utilities, knowing that we can help preserve our environment for current and future students throughout Dallas County.”
In addition to Richland and Mountain View colleges, locations where Dallas residents can take used cooking oil include the Elliott’s Hardware on Maple Avenue in Dallas, the Green Spot Market and Fuels or Café Italiano. The oil should be placed in a plastic container with a screw-top lid.
Dallas County Schools, which operates school buses for Dallas and other school districts in the county, picks up the oil and converts it to biodiesel for school buses.
For more information, contact Dulac with Dallas Water Utilities at (214) 671-0411.
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Press contact: Ann Hatch
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