OMV Collects Used Cooking Oil at its Gas Stations

The OMV oil company has installed containers suitable for the collection and storage of used cooking oil at 40 gas stations across Hungary, the company has announced.

In the containers, the public can safely deposit in screw-tight PET bottles the grease that is no longer suitable for use, they said. Butter, lard, margarine, used cooking oil, used cooking oil, used cooking oil and cooking fat can also be deposited. The containers can be used around the clock.

The containers will be removed and replenished by OMV's partner H-Bio Ltd., which specializes in the collection and treatment of used cooking oil. After collection, the waste will be sent to a biodiesel production plant, where it will be processed to produce biogas oil and reused, they added.

In the statement, Managing Director of OMV Hungária Ltd., Tibor Balogh stressed that OMV will place great emphasis on circular economy solutions to address the challenges of climate change.

OMV Hungária Ltd. operates 200 gas stations in Hungary, which gives the company a 15% market share in the fuel market.