on 7/19/03 10:03 PM, Mark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all,
> I work for a Natural Foods company that handles > a good deal of vegie oils. I have all the equipment > necessesary to filter and de-water WVO. > > > Is there any demand for a regional, most likely > co-op, WVO processing facility? Assume we run at > cost plus 10-15%, and could process > 1500-2000 > US gal per 8 hr shift. Is there sufiicent demand > to run 1-2 days a week? > Is the "community" developed enough to deliver to > the plant and exchange WVO for filtered, water-free > WVO? > > I've always thought it would be great if I could drive down to San Jose Tallow Co. and pick up WVO like I get at my usual sources, instead of contaminated with "yellow grease" (ie, beef/pork/chicken fat that's been rotting for months...) I'm not sure your value added would be enough if all you did was filter and dewater -- personally, I'd only get involved if you saved me the collection hassle as well. The biggest problem I see is regulatory -- once the gummint finds out what you're doing, they'll crack down on both you AND your coop members :-) -K ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Free shipping on all inkjet cartridge & refill kit orders to US & Canada. Low prices up to 80% off. We have your brand: HP, Epson, Lexmark & more. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5510 http://us.click.yahoo.com/GHXcIA/n.WGAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
