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New Leaf gets slick about producing 'eco-friendly' biodiesel: firm turns used vegetable oil into alternative fuel.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 25-AUG-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: New Leaf gets slick about producing 'eco-friendly' biodiesel: firm turns used vegetable oil into alternative fuel.(New Leaf Biofuel)

Article Excerpt
A local company is putting some elbow grease into saving the environment.

New Leaf Biofuel collects used vegetable oil from restaurants around Southern California at no charge, hauls it back to its Barrio Logan headquarters and converts it to biodiesel that can power any modern diesel engine.

The goal, according to company founders, is to demonstrate a model of local sustainability by reusing materials otherwise headed for city sewers and landfills.

"We're trying to make sure everything we do is done in a sustainable way," said Jennifer Case, executive director of the three-year-old company. "We...

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