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SUEZ and Total recycle cooking oil as biofuel

SUEZ and Total have entered a 10-year partnership to increase the collection of used cooking oil by more than 20%.

At present, 45,000 tonnes a year are collected in France, out of an estimated total of more than 100,000 tonnes a year. SUEZ is deploying a collection system suitable for all types of producers, from consumers to leading players in the agrifood industry.

The collected oil is transported to the La Mède site that TOTAL is currently converting into France s first biorefinery.

The oil will first be pre-treated in a filtration unit built by SUEZ, which will create around 50 local jobs, and then recovered as biofuel.

1. Increase the production of secondary raw materials by 20%