Shanghai trucks fueled by recycled edible oil

Some trucks in Shanghai are, for the first time in the country, fueling up on recycled cooking oil, commonly known as "gutter oil", as part of efforts to promote environmental sustainability and keep the inferior oil out of kitchens.

Since the beginning of this month, more than 100 logistics trucks of Swedish furniture maker Ikea have been running on fuel composed of biodiesel derived from cooking oil. The amount of gutter oil the fuel contains varies from five to 10 percent.

Shanghai Zhongqi Environment Technology Co, one of Shanghai's two licensed gutter oil processing companies, partnered with Ikea and Shanghai Bus Logistics Ltd for the biodiesel project.