As an industry leader in providing efficient, environmentally forward services to commercial kitchens, we are proud to announce this significant milestone. Filta has recycled over 1 billion pounds of used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel. This achievement underscores our commitment to sustainability and our innovative solutions. These have transformed tens of thousands of commercial and restaurant kitchens across North America since we began franchising in 2002.
Filta’s unique service model enhances commercial kitchen operations by micro-filtering cooking oil, deep cleaning fryers, and offering bin-free waste oil collection. This is done all while ensuring the waste oil is recycled and turned into biodiesel fuel. Our dedication to sustainability is evident. Every gallon of biodiesel used prevents 16 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. This monumental effort over two decades has resulted in a total carbon dioxide offset equivalent to planting 135 million trees.
Filta’s Environmental Savings
Filta’s extensive efforts have resulted in significant environmental savings across multiple categories:
- Land: 1,904,761 acres saved
- Water: 1,344,670 gallons saved
- Pesticides: 2,144,765 pounds reduced
- Fertilizer: 80,000,000 pounds reduced
- Diesel: 7,619,047 gallons saved
- Gasoline: 2,400,000 gallons saved
- Electricity: 12,609,523 kWh saved
- Natural Gas: 111,257,142 cubic feet saved
Filta Recycles Over 1 Billion Pounds of Cooking Oil
These savings demonstrate Filta’s substantial contribution to reducing the environmental impact of the food service industry. Notably, these carbon offset efforts are equivalent to reducing 640 million pounds of carbon emissions from fuel.
The packaging and transport savings alone include the reduction of over 34 million pounds of plastic and over 22 million pounds of cardboard. Additionally, by reducing the need for new oil and leading the way on repurposing used cooking oil into biodiesel, we help drive the overall carbon footprint of our clients even lower. Our efforts have reduced nearly 4 million pounds of greenhouse gasses and saved 57 million pounds in packaging materials.
What This Means
“Since our early days, our mission has been clear: extend the life of cooking oil through microfiltration and professional fryer cleaning, which will ultimately contribute to a reduction in waste, lowering of food costs and boosting sustainability,” said John Michals, Filta’s chief operating officer. “The 1-billion-pound milestone is a testament to the hard work of our franchise owners and their ultimate dedication to the Filta customers we service.”
Where We Operate
Filta’s services are utilized in a variety of settings. These include restaurants, hospitals, hotels, universities, casinos, business facilities, entertainment venues, professional sports stadiums and more. By utilizing sound processes that have been refined over more than two decades, we ensure that cooking oil recycling is both safe and efficient across all these environments.
Our Impact
“The franchise teams are our foundation and, as a support center, our corporate role is to provide them with the very best in technology, tools and training so that they may confidently execute on the services they provide to our nearly 10,000 Filta clients,” said Michals. “We believe that properly prepared teams directly correlate to properly executed services. Whether we are filtering oil onsite, cleaning a deep fryer or removing waste oil when it’s time to finally discard it, Filta believes that our franchise owners are the best in the business when it comes to providing safe, efficient, clean and environmentally forward services.”
Contact Us
To learn more about becoming a Filta franchisee and available territories, contact Rob Totten at rtotten@filta.com or visit filtafranchise.com. To learn more about Filta’s services including fryer cleaning, microfiltration, and waste oil removal/recycling, call 866-51-FILTA or visit GoFilta.com.
