Portuguese technology transforms used oils into detergent
"EcoXperience, a Portuguese startup based in Coimbra, has developed a technology that is capable of converting used cooking oils into detergent. This is a highly relevant technology, because used cooking oils are extremely polluting waste.
Just one litre of oil can pollute a million litres of water, which is why consumers are advised to store all types of oil used in cooking (olive oil residue, oil residue from tuna cans, etc.) in a container instead of pouring it down the drain – wastewater treatment plants are not capable of dealing with this type of waste, which ends up polluting water sources."
