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Amice Atkinson
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1 London s Energy Raiders

2 Used Cooking Oil London s Raided Energy Resource London uses over 200 tonnes of vegetable oil a week. Used cooking oil (UCO) is packed with energy just waiting to be converted to sustainable biofuel. UCO can be readily converted into biodiesel and bioelectricity, so it can power buses, taxis, local services, schools, civic offices etc. Councils and communities are missing a trick. Most let any old company come and raid this valuable resource, without giving anything back to the community that originally purchased the oil! Uptown Oil London is exporting its money and its energy wealth!! If you discovered gold on the streets of London, would you just give it away?

3 London s UCO Energy Recycler Uptown Oil recycles London s UCO for the benefit of London: 1) We subsidise fresh vegetable oil sales to London s caterers because we recycle their waste this returns some of the value to the oil purchaser 2) We sell biodiesel to taxis in London at 10p below DERV prices, this saves our cabbies 1000 per year, important when (like now) times are hard 3) We sell biodiesel to London s councils, allowing them to achieve lower transport fuel energy costs, reducing Council Tax bills 4) We also help London s boroughs save money on landfill and drain clearance costs, further lowering taxes and utility bills for the people of London 5) We employ Londoners to recycle London s UCO energy 6) We recycle within London for the benefit of London and..

4 Biodiesel makes for Cleaner City Air because recycled biodiesel produces 80% less CO 2 60% less particulate smoke and 100% less sulphur dioxide everyone who breathes London s air, benefits from our recycling

5 Other biofuel benefits for London By collecting and reprocessing London s used cooking oil.. 1) Drains are kept clear of oil fouling 2) Vermin populations (that eat oil in the drains) are reduced 3) London's overused landfill sites are avoided 4) Plastic and metal drums are locally recycled, creating local wealth 5) London develops a new recycling culture Why do we let folk take this useful valuable resource away? - People don t know it is valuable to our community - The raiders claim strong environmental credentials but are they? - It seems like a convenient thing to do

6 Why is biodiesel good for London? and through photosynthesis converted back into oils Oil crops like corn sunflower and rapeseed are crushed and their oils extracted and used to fry food The biodiesel CO 2 cycle used oils are collected by Uptown oil which is taken up again by newly growing plants that releases carbon dioxide which can be used as an alternative fuel and are processed into biodiesel Because the CO2 is constantly recycled there is no net increase in CO 2

7 Who s raiding our energy? There are number of companies that set up oil banks and collection services, then export London s UCO to other parts of the UK or overseas where they sell it, FOR THEIR OWN GAIN They claim to be doing it for The Environment, but our environment is not in Norwich or Liverpool or India, it s right outside our own front door, here in London, where our kids go to school, where we run our businesses and do our shopping. Why shouldn't we benefit from our own local resource? We have already paid for it.

8 London, Reclaim your Energy Resources! Recycle locally with local companies for local benefit (London has several recycled biodiesel and bioelectricity companies) Discourage the exporting of UCO from the city. Polluted central London is where we need it the most Ensure oil banks are owned and operated by London Councils for recycling by London recyclers Send all UCO for conversion to recycled biodiesel / bioelectricity and use it for London s buses, taxis and companies Make it policy for London's users of vegetable oil to recycle it locally, not transport it overseas or to the North where they have masses of their own waste oil Let s reclaim London's waste oil resource for the benefit of our own Cleaner City Air

9 Who are Uptown Oil? Established London business of 20+ years providing a range of goods and services Diversified into biodiesel production in 2007 to leverage longstanding business relationships in the pub and restaurant sectors Commercial Environmentalists we understand that environmental benefit can be effectively promoted using commercial drivers such as profit and service The Local, Global Solution We focus on the London environment to make a positive contribution to where we live, we source waste oil and make and sell biodiesel locally Local recruiters we recruit from our local community, taking long term unemployed and teaching a local recycling trade

10 State-of-the-art Production Facilities in Southwark, SE1 Using modern equipment, fully licensed and regulated by the Environment Agency, Uptown Oil converts UCO into high quality biodiesel tested against EN14214 standards. Uptown Oil is a market leader in biofuel production, partnered with London South Bank University, part of Southwark Heritage and a long standing community company.

11 Fully Licensed Operator Uptown Oil hold the following registrations and licenses HMRC fuel producer no FP1910/08 Environment Agency IPPC Permit no PP3336XV Environment Agency Waste Carrier EAN/932928/CB Company Registration no

12 Get in touch Please contact Jason, Nigel or Stuart on for Cleaner City Air

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