High school to run buses on vegetable fuel

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Students at an Ohio high school are planning to fuel their school buses on biodiesel fuel using vegetable oil from their school's cafeteria.

The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reported that next month, students at Dublin Jerome High School will begin test-running two buses on the fuel, which normally goes to cooking the Tater Tots. If successful, the plan could save the school district thousands of dollars.

Biodiesel fuel, which is created with plant or animal products, pollutes less and can reduce engine maintenance problems.

Because of the reduction of fried meals at school cafeterias, the students might approach local restaurants for more oil, the Dispatch reported. The students will turn the cooking oil into fuel using the innovative BioPro 190, a machine bought with grants from the Dublin Foundation and Dublin Education Foundation, the newspaper said.