Authorities in Tokyo’s Ota Ward clinched a deal with Japan Airlines Co. and supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. to help make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste cooking oil.
Ward officials also expressed their hope that residents would respond to the call to create a carbon-free society.
The agreement, announced Nov. 21, includes four other private businesses.
SAF can cut carbon dioxide emissions across its life cycle, from production to use, by approximately 60-80 percent compared with jet fuel made by refining crude petroleum.
To collect waste cooking oil from households, ward authorities will call on residents to purchase 1-liter bottles, specially designed for that purpose.
In addition, supermarkets and other outlets will be asked to install purpose-made oil collection tanks.
Tanks have already been installed at five outlets. Officials are hoping this spreads across all outlets in the coming months and years.
Officials will also notify schools and community groups about the efforts to slash the ward’s carbon footprint.
“I hope the residents of Ota Ward, which is home to Haneda Airport, will contribute to a carbon-free society by learning about SAF,” Ota Mayor Akimasa Suzuki told a signing ceremony on Nov. 21.