Whalesbook
Dekho, India mein na har saal lagbhag 27.82 million tonnes edible oil use hota hai. Isme se estimated 3.7 million tonnes tak used cooking oil (UCO) mil sakta hai. Ye jo waste oil hai na, ye future ke liye ekdum treasure jaisa hai, especially energy aur chemicals industry ke liye.
Par problem ye hai ki itna saara UCO collect karna mushkil ho raha hai. Collection systems bahut scattered hain aur log ise galat tarike se dispose kar dete hain. Formal channels jaise biodiesel plants tak mein bhi suppliers se proper connection nahi hai.
Abhi zyada tar UCO sirf biodiesel mein use ho raha hai, jisme saal ka sirf 55,000 tonnes ka demand hai. Lekin report kehti hai ki iski potential value aur bhi hai. Surfactants market, jo $2–3 billion ka hai, woh 2 million tonnes tak UCO use kar sakta hai agar bio-based materials par shift kare. Aur toh aur, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ke liye bhi ye ekdum perfect hai. Agar 2027 tak sirf 1% SAF blending target bhi achieve kiya, toh bhi saal ka 0.20 million tonnes UCO chahiye hoga.
Basically, UCO ko ek 'strategic circular-carbon resource' ki tarah treat karne ki zarurat hai. Chemicals banane ke liye India ke paas already capabilities hain. Bas scale, supply ki consistency aur traceability manage karni hogi. Collection networks ko strong banana, aggregation ko incentivize karna, aur policy aur industry coordination se traceability ensure karna bohot zaroori hai. Tabhi is waste se climate aur business dono mein fayda ho payega.