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When the price of diesel crossed 2 euros per litre, there was a rush!"
, says Alain Vernet, founding president of Roule Ma Frite 66, a Pyrenean branch of a small associative network born in the course of the 2000s. In his solidarity garage based in Perpignan, the eco-do-it-yourselfer has never seen so many motorists worried about soaring prices.
And the idea of recycling used food oils into diesel additives is experiencing unprecedented enthusiasm.
Properly filtered, edible oil has chemical properties close to those of diesel, although its viscosity is higher.
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The economic equation is also enticing: the associations that collect these oils from restaurants put forward a cost price of between 0.70 and 1.25 euros per litre.
The activity also escapes any form of taxation.
Finally, the reuse of this waste as fuel has a significantly better environmental balance than its fossil equivalent:
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