Straight Vegetable Oil in Recycling Truck
In September 2006, one of Harvard's recycling trucks was converted to run on waste vegetable oil from Annenberg Dining Hall. The project, first proposed by two students, was implemented by Harvard Recycling, HGCI, and the Harvard Transportation Services. The truck runs as well on straight vegetable oil (SVO) as it did on diesel and the exhaust smells much better. 
More Information:
- Dining Hall Drippings Power Garbage Truck, Harvard Crimson
- French Fries, Other Vegetable Oil Products, Help Fuel Recycling Effort, Harvard Gazette
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