Tuesday Travels: In Scotland, Trade Your Used Cooking Oil for Reduced Bus Fare

Stagecoach, one of the UK’s largest bus and coach operators, is offering passengers in Scotland reduced bus fare in trade for their used cooking oil.

The Worldwatch Institute recently reported on the initiative which will help power eight buses that run on 100-percent biodiesel.

Stagecoach group chief executive Brian Souter told Worldwatch Institute:

“This innovative project is a great opportunity for our customers to play their part in saving the planet by recycling household products that would otherwise go to waste,” said Brian Souter, Stagecoach group chief executive. “I’m sure the idea of cheaper travel in exchange for the used contents of your chip pan will capture people’s imagination.”

The bus company will give a collection container to households along one of their routes, which serves about 15,500 passengers weekly. Bus riders can redeem the oil at a local recycling plant and receive vouchers for discounted fares.

Personally, I don’t have a ‘chip pan’ but it sounds like the target audience does so I think this is a great idea. Read the whole article here and get more scoop in the Stagecoach press release here.

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