We collect waste cooking oil from restaurants across Vancouver Island and upcycle it into our Oil-ternative® product line. Here is a look at how our work has been covered in the news. Explore our products or get in touch to learn more.
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Broadcast features
CBC Vancouver
CBC Vancouver News Feature
CBC Vancouver highlights how we turn local waste cooking oil into cleaner fuel and road products right here on the Island.
CTV News Vancouver
CTV News Vancouver
CTV News Vancouver covers our approach to the circular economy and the value it brings to Vancouver Island communities.
In the news
Press coverage of our work
Reporters across British Columbia have covered how we collect waste cooking oil from Vancouver Island restaurants and upcycle it into our Oil-ternative® product line. Each mention is listed below with a link to the full story.
CBC News
CBC News • December 2025
Could recycled cooking oil reduce dirt road dust? One Vancouver Island company thinks so
CBC covers our dust suppression pilot, showing how we refine local waste cooking oil into a concentrate that binds fine particulate matter and reinforces unpaved road surfaces.
B.C. startup turns food waste into safer, cleaner roads
BIV reports on our completed pilot project and our goal of replacing petroleum-based products in infrastructure with bio-based materials made from recycled cooking oil.
A Duncan startup turns leftovers into a sustainable solution for dusty roads
Douglas profiles our clean-tech approach, noting that most of B.C.’s road network is unpaved and how our bio-based product controls dust while conserving water.
