Atlanta establishes Zero Waste Zone, will recycle WVO from 10 area restaurants for biodiesel production

In Georgia, Atlanta Recycles announced that it has established a partnership with the Green Foodservice Alliance and the EPA to create the southeast’s first  Zero Waste Zones.  Phase One of the Zero Waste Zone will collect waste vegetable oil, compost and food residues from Georgia World Congress Center, the Hyatt Regency and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, and recycle them into fuels.

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