Waste cooking oil dumping damages environment, water sources

Eighty per cent of used cooking oil in Brunei will not be handed over to recycling and environmental safety businesses for correct disposal, and the waste cooking oil is dumped instantly into drains and ditches, not directly damaging the setting and water sources.

“By means of consciousness and schooling, individuals could be extra passionate to concentrate to the correct disposal of used cooking oil.”

Shaliz Waste Recycling Co Ltd Managing Director Peter Wong mentioned this on the Financial institution Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) Eco-Alam Competition held on the PGGMB constructing within the capital.

Wong believes that so long as efforts are made to unfold consciousness on the necessity to shield the setting and water sources, individuals will take the initiative handy over waste cooking oil to recycling stations for correct disposal.

Wong additionally hoped to extend the variety of recycling stations sooner or later, and set a set time and place to recycle used cooking oils. Wong goals to coach extra Bruneians to reply to the environmental safety of used cooking oil.

Wong mentioned 258 eating places have formally cooperated to recycle waste cooking oil from companies and catering companies each month.

“Brunei nonetheless has extra room for enchancment in tackling waste cooking oil, together with the sphere of schooling, and it ought to begin from a younger age.”

“At the moment, there’s one container of waste cooking oil monthly, which is exported to Malaysia, the place it’s processed into candles, soaps, oil merchandise, and detergents.

“Now, about 240 metric tonnes of waste cooking oil is exported yearly, the very best throughout the epidemic.

“Think about, if this waste cooking oil was not recycled, the place would the cooking oil go? It might trigger enormous harm to the land, the setting and water sources,” he mentioned.

Wong inspired the general public to contact the corporate after gathering not less than 5 kilogrammes of waste cooking oil.

If the quantity is massive, some financial reward could also be given, he added.