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NatureAir Takes Action to Combat Pollution
in Costa Rica
NatureAir
Takes Action to Combat Pollution in Costa
Rica
Recent studies have shown that Costa Rica’s
rivers are polluted. NatureAir, keeping with
its commitment to environmental and social
responsibility, saw an opportunity to help
combat this problem. According to the
Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y
Alcantarillados
(AyA) - water and sewer utility - the pollution is mostly due to sewage
runoff from homes, hotels, and businesses
that do not have proper sewage treatment
facilities.
To help prevent local restaurants and
NatureAir employees from flushing cooking
oil down sink drains, NatureAir created a
formula of bio-diesel that utilizes recycled
vegetable and cooking oils. This alternative
fuel and can be used in any vehicle
accustomed to running off of diesel fuel.
NatureAir is the first airline in Central
America to run its entire ground operation
equipment and fleet of diesel vehicles off
of this biodegradable fuel. The use of
bio-diesel is estimated to reduce 160 tones
of CO2 emissions per year.
The alternative fuel is available through
NatureAir’s wholly owned aviation fueling
company Aerotica. Since June of 2008,
Aerotica has been providing bio-diesel in
addition to its sales of aviation and jet
fuel.
A majority of the recycled vegetable and
cooking oils are collected from local San
Jose restaurants and NatureAIr employees who
are given canisters for collecting cooking
oils.
“The earth is precious and small steps need
to be taken to help save our plant, “ said
NatureAir Founder and CEO Alex Khajav. “ We
feel a need as a sustainable company to keep
the waters clean, and the air we breathe
healthy in the communities we serve.”
Currently three percent of Costa Rica’s
polluted waters receive adequate treatment,
says the AyA. However with the use of this
alternative fuel NatureAir assists in
keeping the country’s waters free from
pollution, significantly reduces smog
production, and keeps vehicle motors cleaner
than regular diesel or gasoline.
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