OKI Recycles Waste Oil from its Cafeteria to be Used as Truck Fuel

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it has started to recycle waste oil from its cafeteria in Hachioji, Tokyo to be used as biodiesel fuel for the trucks of its logistics operations. Project Transportation Co., a partner company of OKI Logistics Co., Ltd., is working together with G.O. Food Service Co., Ltd., who operates OKI's cafeterias. The two companies have signed an agreement to reuse cooking oil and have started recycling from April 2008. ”OKI Group has been implementing various activities to reduce environmental burden such as recycling our used uniforms. Now, to help contribute in a greener future, we are refining used oil from our cafeteria into biodiesel fuel, a clean burning alternative fuel,“_ said Masataka Sase, Senior Vice President of Oki Electric Industry and General Manager of OKI's... [read full story]