The EPA has been promoting the recycling of waste cooking oil since June 2007. After one year a total of 5,370 kl of waste cooking oil has been recycled, far exceeding the originalestimated goal. The EPA is working together with the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, on the "Green Urban/Rural Application Promotion Plan," in which the EPA has been instrumental in building the capacity of the waste cooking oil recycling system. From 1 September 2007, the EPA has required all households, government organizations, schools and businesses, including large-scale fast food chains and noodle manufacturers, to give their waste cooking oil to garbage collection crews or recycling organizations for reuse. The amounts collected are recorded and posted online. In the period between July 2007 to the end of June 2008, already 5,370 kl of waste cooking oil has been collected and recycled, far surpassing the original goal of 4,692 kl.
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