Indian Tribe Opens New Refinery to Clean Up San Diego Air Pollution
Pauma Tribe turns waste oil from local businesses into nontoxic biofuel to reduce air pollution.
- San Diego, CA (1888PressRelease) April 26, 2011 - An Indian tribe is doing its part to reduce pollution in San Diego County. The Pauma Band of Mission Indians is opening a new refinery, making them one of the first Native American Tribes to manufacture clean-burning biodiesel fuel which will be available to the San Diego County community for sale. The Tribe will be gathering waste vegetable oil from local businesses and recycling it into nontoxic biofuel to reduce particulate matter and clean up the air.
The Tribe's organization, Pauma Green Fuels (PGF), will collect waste vegetable oil from businesses with heavily used kitchens, such as restaurants and sporting venues. That oil will then be taken to the Tribal refinery and recycled into biodiesel which can be used in San Diego County to power buses, trucks, and diesel operated machinery.
"A facility like the Convention Center or PETCO Park probably disposes of 18 to 20,000 gallons of waste vegetable oil a year," said Gene Majel Dixon, director of operations for Pauma Green Fuels. "We offer a free service to pick it up and once we recycle and sell it as biodiesel, you'll no longer see that black smoke in the air from buses and trucks. We hope to dramatically clean up air pollution through this process."
PGF was established with 100% tribal funds, emphasizing the Tribe's commitment to developing green technologies and processes. The refinery, which took more than a year to build, is now open for production and early clients include Gordon Birch Brewery and Restaurant, Hungry Hunter Restaurants, and the Pauma Bay Café, as well as the Gator By the Bay festival in downtown San Diego on Mothers Day weekend. For more information or to become a contributor, please call 760-742-1289 x317.
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