Irving-based Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) has been chosen by Georgia-based Chick-fil-A to convert its used cooking oil into renewable transportation fuel, according to a news release.
Darling Ingredients' service brand DAR PRO Solutions, will collect used cooking oil from all Chick-fil-A restaurants in the U.S. and Canada.
"We admire Chick-fil-A's commitment to reducing food waste and are proud to be part of a solution that keeps food waste out of our landfills while delivering a renewable fuel that reduces GHG emissions," Sandra Dudley, Darling Ingredients executive vice president for Renewables and U.S. Specialty Operations, said in the release.
Each year, Darling Ingredients turns hundreds of millions of pounds of used cooking oil into renewable diesel through its Diamond Green Diesel venture. Diamond Green Diesel is estimated to produce more than 700 million gallons of renewable diesel in 2022. The finished renewable fuel can reduce greenhouse gasses by up to 85 percent.
"Our innovative partnership with DAR PRO Solutions helps us be responsible stewards of the resources at our restaurants and allows us to support the future of renewable transportation fuel – all while positively influencing the communities we serve," Rodney Bullard, vice president of corporate social responsibility for Chick-fil-A, said in the release.
According to the release, Darling Ingredients is the world’s leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy.
