The Forest Foundation, Inc.

Working with Carolina Biodiesel (CBL) and other organizations in the Triangle, we will take the oil, filter and clean it and use it to make biodiesel, which can then be used to fuel vehicles and produce heat and electricity for our community.

Now, instead of having to pay for the disposal service, you can receive a tax break by donating to TFF’s Program. Key is making sure your waste oil collection is free of any other contaminants, like food, paper, water or other waste. Educating your staff and utilizing a clean oil protocol will allow this resource to be utilized easily and efficiently. The option also exists for us to provide high quality, low trans/partially hydrogenated and saturated fats oils to restaurants, and change and pick up their waste oil.

Revenue generated will help increase the use of renewable and sustainable fuels, and promote environmental education, sustainable energy and green business projects here and abroad. Other groups supporting this project are: Duke University Energy Club and CleanEnergy Durham.

Why donate your oil?

· Donating will allow you to reduce cost as we will provide you tax deduction forms for your records for the full value of the cleaned and filtered oil, rather than having to pay to have the oil removed.

· Using waste oil for fuel is better than paying a renderer to sell it into the animal feed industry, particularly given the problem of prions and mad-cow disease infecting foods.

· Using higher quality oil in your fryers will improve taste and your customers’ health (See www.bantransfats.com ) as well as provide a higher quality waste oil for conversion to fuel.

· Donating will help support a local, decentralized energy and sustainable community program, helping build a BALLE chapter (See www.localeconomies.org). TFF will provide a window sign and brochures detailing this project and your support of it.

· Additional benefits will accrue as, together, we build sustainable business relationships, and support the types of projects our community needs to become more viable long-term.

Simply displacing diesel fuel with biodiesel will make a huge difference in our community, reducing air pollution and exposure to children, and carbon emissions that contribute to global warming and climate change. Studies have shown that biofuels can reduce emissions by 70%. This will be a huge benefit to the Triangle as we are currently in non-attainment by EPA, and making the fuel from local sources will help “close the loop,” benefiting farmers who grow the oilseeds, while promoting recycling and keeping energy money local. TFF is working with several businesses in the area to help build a biodiesel cooperative and B100 tank trail Statewide.

Energy Conservation- An additional benefit is that TFF can help your business reduce overall energy footprint with a variety of technologies, saving you lots of money, while making your customers feel good. Other opportunities exist to “green” your restaurant using the Green Restaurant Association guidelines.

Green Events- TFF has launched a project with several consultants and companies in the area to “green” events, such as catered weddings, conferences and meetings, offering a variety of ways to purchase organic, fair trade and sustainable products and/or mitigating the impacts associated with events, like through green transportation (See www.GreenRides.org).

Carbon Mitigation- TFF is also initiating a voluntary, Triangle-wide carbon mitigation and banking system that can allow your business to offset its carbon by investing in local, alternative energy, energy efficiency and carbon sequestration projects. We are working with several local and State-wide organizations to find the most efficient ways to lower our carbon footprint and keep our resources and investments local.