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4500 litres of waste cooking oil on Raro a week; where is it ending up?’

Monday 4 September 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Economy, National

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4500 litres of waste cooking oil on Raro a week; where is it ending up?’
Trader Jacks co-owner Chris Douglas. Phot: Al Williams/22062801

A long serving restauranteur remains persistent in his effort to tackle waste cooking oil in the Cooks - giving a rough estimate that more than 4,500 litres of it is being dumped in landfill on Rarotonga each week – and now he has the interest of our National Environment Service.

A long serving restauranteur remains persistent in his effort to tackle waste cooking oil in the Cooks - giving a rough estimate that more than 4,500 litres of it is being dumped in landfill on Rarotonga each week – and now he has the interest of our National Environment Service.


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Comments

Corey Numa on 04/09/2023

Well done Chris. Water does not need to be drunk from plastic.