Can you imagine a land where you would go to McDonald's to purchase fuel for your car? Well that world might not be too far off. As of last week, all of the trains at Disneyland's Los Angeles theme park run on a biodiesel oil made from discarded cooking oil. Not only is the park saving money by reusing already purchased oil, but they are demonstrating how large corporations can make an effort to go green. 
Disneyland's five railroad trains are ridden by an estimated 6.6 million people each year using up about 200,000 gallons of fuel. The resort will generate enough cooking oil to provide half of this fuel. Disney's executive chef, Chris Hustesen, loves the idea and hopes the switch will "make more guests hungry for our fries."
Considering that I always reuse my cooking oil, I admire Disneyland's resourcefulness and commitment to being eco-friendly. I can't help but wonder if other companies will follow their lead. What do you think of the news? Do you recycle old frying oil?
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I think that is great news! I hope that this idea is something that will catch on
1My friend ran his diesel-only Jetta on home-made biodiesel a few years ago.
2This is good news. I never thought of recycling my used oil - do you only use oil that was used for deep-frying? What do you do with it?
3Good for Disney.
4I am also curious what exactly do yo udo with reused oil (what was the oil originally used for?)
I know I'll reuse the grease and stuff that drips off bacon and pancetta, but I've never thought of reusing something like vegetable oil for something else. Do tell.
5Awesome news!
6That is great. We should be recycling all used cooking oils.
7It is good news! I re-use my frying oil.
8The way I do it is I let the oil sit for a day (to cool completely down and to let any small particles to settle at the bottom), then I strain it leaving the last 1/4 cup or so to avoid the sediment. Because I usually use an entire bottle of oil when I fry, I end up saving the empty bottle and will re-use that to save the re-used oil!
Oh, if the oil has turned very dark or smells funky then I would toss it.
I love this story!
9This is crazy..I love it!!
10huh - that's really a good idea if you think about it. i feel like i've heard of things like this in the past, but it's nice to hear that Disney is going out there and being more vocal about it so that maybe other companies can begin to adapt it.
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