Stagecoach offer discounted travel for used cooking oil

By Neil

October 29, 2007

Stagecoach have launched the UK’s first Bio-buses as part of a ground-breaking environmental initiative that will allow customers to exchange used cooking oil for discounted bus travel.

Eight vehicles in Kilmarnock will run on 100% biodiesel manufactured from used cooking oil and other food industry by-products, resulting in an expected 82% cut in CO2 emissions. By treating the used oil as a valuable resource Stagecoach will not only reduce their CO2 emissions but also reduce their dependency on fossil fuels.

Crucially, the bio-diesel is produced from tallow and used cooking oil, both of which are sustainable sources that do not involve the destruction of natural habits or compete with the human food chain.

All households on the Service 1 route, which runs from Stewarton to Darvel via Kilmarnock and carries around 15,500 passengers a week, will receive a free container to recycle their used cooking oil. It can then be taken to East Ayrshire Council’s recycling plant at Western Road, entitling customers to a voucher for money off their bus travel.

The single-deck Bio-buses, running under the slogan "Do your part, be Bio smart!", have been fitted with bespoke dual fuel tanks as part of the project undertaken with Motherwell biodiesel business Argent Energy Ltd.

For more information please visit the Stagecoach website.

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