A New Zealand tour operator has begun fuelling its vehicles with bio-diesel made with cooking oil recycled from nearby restaurants and hotels.
Hassle-free Tours claims to be the first tourism operator in the Canterbury region to make a complete switch to the cleaner, environmentally-friendly fuel produced locally by Biodiesel New Zealand
The company, which operates six vehicles that carry up to 60 passengers, including two 6x6 custom built Toyota Land Cruisers, said the move was made to reduce its carbon footprint.
Company director Mark Gilbert said its tours take visitors into some breathtaking countryside and it wanted to make sure it had as minimal impact on the environment as possible.
Mark said because the bio-diesel was manufactured from recycled cooking oils from restaurants and hotels around Canterbury, tourists' adventures could be fuelled by the dinner they ate the previous evening. - Travelpress travel news
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