SMART WASTE MANAGEMENT

Used cooking oil recycling machine

Garbage – one of the problems of Bucharest

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Million people Million people Million
according to according to the inhabitants in the
official counter in statistics in July city and
2011 2020 metropolitan area
4,2 Million tones of waste in 6 years
Municipal waste generated in Bucharest
1,200,000

985,378
1,000,000

800,000
714,031
680,047
627,321 601,875
600,000 564,450

400,000

200,000

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Data from Bucharest City Hall

Only 5% of waste is recycled
Targets in the European Union:

• We must recycle minimum 55% of the generated waste in 2025.

• In 2030 we must recycle a minimum of 60%.

• We must recycle a minimum of 65% of the waste in 2035.

Collecting used cooking oil – a big issue
• 1 litre of used cooking oil thrown
at the garbage or sewer pollutes

1 million litres of water.

• This amount of water is used

by a person in 14 years.
Collect used
cooking oil
If 10% of the population of
Bucharest collects 2 litres of
used cooking oil in a year, it
avoids the discharge in nature
(water and soil) and
respectively its pollution with
134 tones of use oil.
How do we
recycle used
cooking oil?
• Mol Romania gas stations
• OMV Romania gas stations
• Carrefour Hypermarket
• Auchan Hypermarket
• NGO`s
• Social Entrepreneurship – Uleiosul
• Private companies
Used cooking oil recycling machines
• One way to make people recycle it`s
by rewarding them in the beginning.
• Authorities have to think a way of
giving bonuses to those who recycle.
• Lower taxes
• Discounts when shopping
• Cash money
Used cooking oil recycling machines
• Create collecting points in public places
like:
- Schools
- Supermarkets
- Gas stations
- Parking lots
- Municipal buildings
- Markets
- Municipal waste dumpster
Recycling machines
working principles
• The used oil can be poured directly into the
machine or stored in plastic bottles/containers
given by the authorities or private companies.
• The machine`s technology will measure the
density of the liquid to be sure it is oil.
• The machine will weight the amount of oil
poured into the container or stored in the bottle.
• The machine will store the oil and give back the
reward.
 Recycling machines rewards principles

• The machine gives back tickets as gifts.

• The machine uses magnetic cards to give back points to the user.
• The machine uses both ways to reward residents that recycle.
Recycling machines - Authorities rewards

Local taxes discounts for

recycling used cooking oil
Uses of recycled cooking oil
Biofuel & fertilizers Soap & cosmetics