Tom Druitt Founder & Managing Director The Big Lemon CIC CIVINET Second Annual Sustainable Mobility Conference Broadway House, London 15 June 2011

What is The Big Lemon? Community Interest Company Based in Brighton Runs Buses & Coaches on biodiesel from locally-sourced waste cooking oil

What services do we provide? Public Bus Services Private Bus & Coach Hire Festival Coach Service Waste Oil Collection Service Advertising Education Consultancy

Why Biodiesel? 75% reduction in CO2 48% reduction in CO 47% reduction in particulates Almost no SO2 80% less waste water 96% less solid waste No wars, arctic drilling or oil slicks at sea

Keeping it Local We collect 2000 litres a week from 160 local restaurants, businesses, schools and colleges We supply GM free rapeseed oil to those who need it (sourced in UK & the Netherlands) We promote our partners as widely as possible: on the buses, online and in our newsletters

How is Biodiesel Produced? Waste oil is cleaned and impurities removed Oil is heated and a chemical process initiated with methanol and a catalyst, sodium hydroxide Trans-esterification occurs producing biodiesel and a by-product, glycerine, which is sold.

Minimising the Impact of Production Waste oil collection van runs on biodiesel Biodiesel plant is powered by a generator which also runs on biodiesel No mains electricity or gas used No water except in the tea the workers drink

Awards The Big Lemon has won a number of awards: Dandelion Award for Sustainable Business 2009 Best Sustainability Initiative Brighton & Hove Public Service Awards 2010 Best Social Enterprise EU Social Enterprise Awards, April 2011

Plans for the Future Continued diversification School recycling program Building Partnerships in R&D Continued vertical integration Social franchising