Energy Matters Update - Innovative waste-oil recycling program helps families pay power bills
Longtime NW Energy Coalition member Oregon HEAT has come up with another groundbreaking way to help low-income families cope with steep heating bills … and benefit the environment at the same time...
Longtime NW Energy Coalition member Oregon HEAT has come up with
another groundbreaking way to help low-income families cope with steep
heating bills … and benefit the environment at the same time.
The
project involves recycling waste oil and sludge from homeowners’
decommissioned heating-oil tanks and other sources, then turning the
proceeds into emergency energy-assistance dollars for needy families.
It’s
all part of the “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” creed of Oregon HEAT
(Home Energy Assistance Team), a non-profit organization that develops
and coordinates resources to help low-income Oregonians meet their
energy needs and achieve energy self-reliance through energy education
and advocacy.