Friday, August 08, 2008
Grease: Worth Its Weight in Gold? - Biodiesel Magazine
I always figured that Burger King had grease.
I never figured anyone would want to steal it...
I never figured anyone would want to steal it...
Kris Bevill reports at BioDieselMagazine.com:
"Mark Rosenzweig, owner of San Jose Tallow, was driving home through suburban San Jose, Calif., one mid-April day when he noticed a pumper truck pulling into a shopping center. He was immediately suspicious. Rosenzweig knew the only eatery in that center was a Burger King because he held the contract for grease removal. 'I followed him until he pulled into the Burger King where I watched him steal the grease,' he says.
Rosenzweig is no stranger to grease theft. 'It’s a common problem out here,' he says. He told Biodiesel Magazine that in one week during the month of June his workers came across four empty grease bins at various locations. 'Somebody’s still out there stealing,' he says and adds that the problem has only gotten worse as the wholesale price for grease has gone up. 'Ten years ago we couldn’t give this stuff away and we were charging to pick it up and now all of sudden people are stealing it. It’s gone full circle.'"
