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…1 liter of oil contaminates 1000 liters of water
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...Oil in the sewage network is ideal food for rats and cockroaches
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…Using paper towel to wipe oil out of the pan can save more than 2 liters of clean water
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...Oil and water never mix together! What is soluble in water is never soluble in oil and what is soluble in oil is never soluble in water
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...One tablespoon of oil pollutes 25 liters of water
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...It is 700 times more expensive to treat 1 liter of used oil in a purification plant than to treat 1 liter of “normal” wastewater
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…The biggest consumers of oil (per capita) are, Greeks, with an annual consumption of around 16 liters per person. Second place goes to Spanish and Italians with about 10 liters of oil per person, and third place goes to Portuguese with about 7 liters of oil per capita per year
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… Disposing of used oil down the drain has its days numbered. The Draft Law on Waste and Contaminated Soils will require the collection of used cooking oil from homes as of December 31, 2024
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... A Chinese carrier, Hainan Airlines, successfully carried out the first scheduled flight on Boeing 737 using used cooking oil as fuel. The carrier found that flying on recycled oil emits 50 to 80 percent less carbon dioxide than fossil fuel flights. Using recycled oil as fuel can help reduce the impact of aviation on global greenhouse gas emissions significantly.
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… Air France now flies from Paris to Montreal on cooking oil
In 2020 the EU fined Spain 32,7 million euro for the lack of treatment of urban wastewater – the largest fine in European Union history
