recycled cooking oil (screenshot)
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I was surfing the Internet in a cybercafe one day and read a news story about recycling cooking oil. After finishing the article, I told the manager of the cybercafe, "We have that kind of machinery in our village." The manager said to me, "If you can take some pictures and put them the web, it could easily become one of the hottest posts on the Internet." I was encouraged by what he said, so I took a hidden camera along with a friend of mine and shot some pictures to share with you all.
1. One way to collect the oil to be recycled is just to shovel the oil out from the drains. It is very difficult, but it is the only way to do it if you do not have a partnership with the restaurants.
2. Most of the time you need to have a connection with the restaurant if you are in the business of recycling oil. Of course you will need to make them a good offer.
3. The lady in the picture is my friend's aunt. She washes dishes in a restaurant. She also takes the recycled oil when the containers are full. We took a detailed picture and hope it does not ruin your appetite.
4. She can get two to three barrels of oil when the restaurant is busy.
5. Her mother-in-law will help process the oil after she takes the oil home.
6. Her father in law is clenching a plastic bag that is dripping oil into the big kettle. Apparently he does not want to waste one drop of it.
7. Pig’s offal is another source of oil that can be recycled. To get this you will need to have a good relationship with the pork vendors too.
8. Do you know how to make friends with a pork vendor? Feed the pigs with the old oil from the restaurant then use whatever is left for your recycling!
9. This is almost the final product. I know it does not look perfect, but trust me they have ways to make it look much better. That is a secret they will never tell.
10. This man is buying the recycled oil.
11. This recycled oil will soon be back on the table. My friend told me they sell the oil for three Yuan per pound.
12. I hope you are lucky enough not to be served food cooked in this oil next time you eat out!
