The Minnesota-based foodservice equipment and oil-management company estimates the volume avoided more than 85 million pounds of CO2-equivalent emissions — roughly the annual energy consumption of 5,200 U.S. homes. Renewable diesel produced from the recycled oil can cut tailpipe emissions by up to 75 percent compared with conventional petroleum diesel, according to the company.
Beyond the fuel conversion, Restaurant Technologies reports the program eliminated more than 31.5 million pounds of waste from the stream, avoided over 20 million single-use plastic jugs through its bulk oil delivery model, and preserved an estimated 9.5 million cubic feet of landfill space.
The company now serves more than 45,000 foodservice operators across the United States, including McDonald’s, Shake Shack, Sheetz, and Kroger, through a network of 41 depots and more than 1,200 employees. CEO Jeff Kiesel framed the 2025 total as evidence of the company’s focus on “meaningful environmental impact” at scale.
The figures illustrate the volume now moving through the used cooking oil (UCO) collection industry in the U.S., as demand for UCO as a low-carbon feedstock for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel continues to outpace domestic collection growth — a dynamic that is also reshaping the economics of restaurant-level oil management contracts nationwide.
Source: Restaurant Technologies Recycled Almost 400 Million Lbs of UCO in 2025 (Yahoo Finance)
