This is an initiative by JBS Biodiesel. The program collects and reuses cooking oil promoting the circular economy and environmental education.
The “Óleo Amigo” program, which combines education and environmental conservation by working to encourage proper disposal of spent cooking oil, has resumed its activities in the schools in Lins (SP), in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period. The year 2023 is also a milestone for the project, which is expanding its operations to Curitiba (PR).
In Curitiba (PR), the first action was in partnership with the Farol do Passaúna Scouts Group. Partners also include two social institutions engaged in tutoring children and at several private schools.
According to Sabesp (the water and sewage utility in the state of São Paulo), a liter of incorrectly discarded oil can contaminate approximately 25,000 liters of water.
Deisy Shibelli and Thais Ortiz, Sustainability supervisors at the head of the program, visit schools and social institutions with actions involving not only theoretical content, but also dynamics and experiments, pproving learning and awareness about the issue. These actions foster skills and attitudes that value an ethical and citizenship posture regarding environmental issues.
The “Óleo Amigo” program also promotes the collection of spent cooking oil, by JBS Ambiental, within the public school network, as well as at private schools and other collection points. Once collected, the oil is channeled to JBS Biodiesel which produces biodiesel, thereby, favoring the economy circular since this enables waste to be transformed into new products.