three companies, one circular economy for biodiesel

Sheetz is a family-owned chain of convenience stores with locations across the northeast United States. They're known for jalapeño poppers and french fries, and they generate a lot of UCO. Lawrence was working with the team at Sheetz because buying biodiesel from Chevron REG aligned with Sheetz's lower carbon emissions goals. They realized they could create a circular economy.

When materials are reused-kept out of a landfill and turned into a new product-that loop is called a circular economy. How would it work here? Restaurant Technologies would pick up the UCO from Sheetz each time they delivered fresh cooking oil. Chevron REG would receive that UCO from Restaurant Technologies, then create biodiesel and then sell it back to Sheetz.

"There has been a tipping point over the past year where more locations are having their UCO collected. We recycle 100% of the UCO we collect from customers like Sheetz," said Diana Geseking, general counsel and ESG chair for Restaurant Technologies.

Restaurant Technologies collects UCO from more than 37,000 commercial kitchens nationwide. And Chevron biodiesel powers their trucks.