Talk:Waste vegetable oil

From article: "Most grocery stores and restaurants gladly accept small quantities (of waste vegetable oil) from household use."

Where is this true? Worldwide? Can't imagine my grocery gladly taking anything - they aren't even particularly happy about bottle returns. Rmhermen 19:15, Aug 8, 2003 (UTC)

I'm not entirely sure about worldwide, but I never had any trouble when I lived in Germany, nor here in the Philly area. There's only one sure way to find out how true it is in your area :-) Mkweise 16:32, 9 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Do you have a reference on the ban of WVO as feed in the EU? I couldn't dig one up, but I'd be interested to read about the rationale. Jeeves

Numbers on WVO

I was wondering if you would be able to give me the references that you used to come up with the WVO volumes that were posted in this article. Mainly, references for these quotes:

'As of 2000, the United States were producing in excess of 11 billion liters (0.011 km³) of waste vegetable oil annually'

'Waste vegetable oil has a stable market value of approximately USD 0.40 per gallon (USD 117.58 per metric ton) as of 2003'

I would also like to attribute the article to someone, if I quote the numbers in the little research paper I am writing. How should I reference the WVO article? Thanks! eayres

"The quantities involved - that is stated at the amount currently recovered, not the amount produced; you may be right about problems with the number here, but those sources don't prove it"

You can disagree with the specific number from the EPA source but the NREL report does indeed show that the entire production in the US is 23 billion pounds, or 3 billion gallons or approximately 11 billion liters. Which means it cannot all be wasted. That much is known. Some of it is consumed. Some of it is converted directly into biodiesel. The fact that 300 million gallons is recovered also means that amount is not wasted at all come to think of it. Clearly the 11 billion liter number is wrong. There comes a point when you've got to come up with some sources to support your reverts, not just revert when you disagree. Hint (we're there). - Taxman 20:45, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)

But that shows domestic production. Does it say anything about how much of what the U.S. uses comes from domestic production, or are they just being sloppy in the way it is worded?

Maybe the best thing for you do to is to replace what's there your documented numbers of 2,500,000,000 lb (1.1 Tg, skip the liters) for what is currently recovered and put on the market, or however that would best be worded. Then if somebody wants to argue they can provide better sources. Let whoever put in the original number provide a good source for it if he or she wants it back in as well.

One of the main reasons I kept reverting you was your consistent failure to change the 0.011 km³ as well. Gene Nygaard 21:24, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

That's the silliest reason I've ever heard. Just fix it yourself if I missed one of the numbers. In any case, yes I agree we should jsut remove the uncited, likely incorrect fact and replace it with what the sources we have actually do say. I don't have a chance at the moment but feel free. The current info in the article is clearly incorrect though. - Taxman 15:46, Apr 30, 2005 (UTC)

Merge with Vegetable oil as Fuel

Let's merge WVO and SVO with Vegetable oils as Fuel