BlackGold is a triple bottom-line company, meaning that in addition to the traditional profit bottom-line, we measure success according to our environmental and civic bottom-lines. This extends beyond our corporate operations and into our products – we strive to develop and offer products and services that enable our customers and partners to profit financially from environmentally and socially responsible practices. We believe that for us and for our clients, financial success is tied to operations that maximize civic and environmental returns. Triple-bottom-line benefits of the FOG-to-
Fuel® system include:

• Improved water quality: Diverting grease to fuel production creates incentive to
  keep grease out of sewers. Less grease in sewers means fewer overflows,
  preventing the release of pollutants and pathogens into local watersheds.
• Superior carbon footprint and air quality: Landfilled or land-applied sewer grease
  releases powerful greenhouse gases as it decomposes. Directing the grease
  instead to biodiesel production reduces greenhouse gases by 84% compared
  to petroleum diesel. Further, using biodiesel in place of petro-diesel
  significantly reduces dangerous air pollutants.
• Economic development, green jobs, and decreased taxpayer burden: Revenue
  streams and cost-savings for utilities decrease taxpayers burden and increase
  the utility’s ability to serve its constituents. Keeping energy dollars in the
  community spurs economic development.
• Greater energy independence and resource efficiency: Addressing waste
  remediation locally eliminates the financial and environmental costs of
  transporting waste long distances. Additionally, local fuel production reduces
  reliance on foreign oil.