Importing UCO from Egypt is considered the best option for Europe because Egypt is closer to Europe compared to Asia (the main UCO exporter). Thus, the price of UCO will be cheaper.

Production of bio-diesel may be eligible for carbon credits

The system requires:

• Vehicles such as tricycles for collection and transportation, while providing them with safety equipment.
• Suitable storage area built with safety specifications for ventilation system, firefighting system, etc., away from dwellings and close to the collection point.
• Production equipment for the bio-diesel including reactors, separators and purifying equipment.

• Technicians, Machines operators, and Drivers
• Integrating informal sectors into the system.

• Risk of UCO collection by informal sectors at high prices with the target of returning it to the food chain. This can be mitigated by signing contracts between UCO generators and licensed UCO collectors. Periodic monitoring and legal enforcement by the regulatory authorities will be essential.
• Risk of the inability to export UCO with the required specifications. This could be mitigated by pre-treating the collected UCO to match the European specifications.
• Risk of no/low availability of UCO as raw material for bio-diesel production at reasonable prices. This could be mitigated by reducing the exporting amount of UCO to satisfy the capacity of bio-diesel production plants. Also, bio-diesel producers should be allowed to collect UCO by themselves.

• Reducing the impact on wastewater treatment plants by collecting UCO at the source instead of it being disposed in the wastewater network
• Reducing the contamination of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) by UCO by collecting it at the source instead of it being disposed with MSW.
• Reducing the depletion of natural resources by utilizing a waste material to produce alternative fuel, bio-diesel.