LONDON, UK – A UK division of the international DHL logistics group, DHL Exel Supply Chain, has started to investigate the possibility of operating its delivery vehicles using 100 percent biodiesel, according to the Biofuel Review. DHL has undertaken this project in partnership with JD Wetherspoon and Argent Energy UK, a producer of biodiesel.

The project will involve recycling and re-processing cooking oil, previously used to cook meals in Wetherspoons pubs, for further deliveries back into the pub estate. Test runs on an initial trial vehicle will begin at the end of May to prove the feasibility and assess maintenance and operational requirements before rolling out the program to the wider distribution fleet.

Bill Bacon, national account director from DHL Exel Supply Chain, said, “We are committed to being an environmentally responsible business and are always looking at innovative ways to create sustainable supply chains. This is a superb example of everyone’s collaboration into exploring new technologies and alternative fuels that could potentially lead the way into long term sustainability.”