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City Turns Mucky Grease Into Fuel
San Francisco expects to process 10,000 gallons of the grease every day (Photo by Rainer Zenz, source: Wikimedia Commons)
One city's new program is taking the mucky sink-clogging grease from restaurants and converting it into fuel for its fleet of vehicles. As David Gorn reports, it's the first effort of its kind in the nation:
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Producer: David Gorn
Release Date: April 6, 2009
Running Time: :50