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A new “smart” Used Cooking Oil (UCO) collection system, which integrates a web-based monitoring platform to optimise the collection procedure, has been launched in Rethymno, including 30 new collection points. New collection bins with smart sensors have been installed and dedicated signage was designed to promote proper disposal
Rethymno aims to define an operational scheme for implementing the full UCO-to-biodiesel chain. The measure includes the expansion and improvement of the existing used cooking oil (UCO) collection system and a small-scale pilot project demonstrating the transformation of UCO to biodiesel. New collection points will be introduced involving smart sensors at UCO collection containers, which will be monitored through a web-based platform.
The platform allows for real-time monitoring of the fulfilment level and optimisation of the collector drivers' routes, whilst also providing alerts for incidents (e.g. theft, vandalism, reallocation of containers). A small-scale autonomous production biodiesel unit will test the feasibility of a local business case and gauge whether UCO produced locally can also be transformed locally for the benefit of the local economy and environment.
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