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7-11 Japan converts 58 trucks to biodiesel on eve of G8 Summit

June 3, 2008

In Japan, Seven-Eleven Japan said that it would convert 58 vehicles to biodiesel made from waste vegetable oil collected at its convenience stores and a Sapporo food maker. The company said the conversion would commence with a three-month trial that would focus on its boxed meal delivery business, including deliveries for support personnel at the G8 Summit meetings in July near Sapporo.

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    Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under The Daily Biofuel Summary 

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