Recycled car oil in Cameroon offers a cleaner, cheaper way to cook

(25 Jan 2025)
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Douala, Cameroon - 9 October 2024
1. Wide of Suzanne Noubissie in her kitchen
2. Close of a cooking pot on a burning stove
3. Various of Suzanne Noubissie cooking
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Suzanne Noubissie, housewife:
"I've got fuel for less. You can get it at any price. I'm really satisfied, and the cooking is really fast. We women like speed and efficiency in the kitchen."
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Douala, Cameroon - 9 October 2024
5. Various of pot on a lit stove with a solar panel next to it.
6. Close of a solar charge controller
7. Various of a workshop room with many stoves
8. Various of Eric Tankeu in his workshop
9. Eric Tankeu collecting used car oil and returning to his workshop to then load the oil into a stove
10. SOUNDBITE (French): Eric Tankeu, Founder of Tankeu Green Energy:
"Many women have lung problems linked to the inhalation of carbon monoxide and dioxide, the gases released by burning wood, and this is a real public health problem, not just in Cameroon but in practically every African region where firewood is used. There was also the problem of effectively combating soil pollution, because these oils are dumped everywhere, nobody wants them, nobody recycles them, and only a small quantity of these oils are generally taken back and recycled, then resold and put back into the reuse circuit."
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Douala, Cameroon - 10 October 2024
11. Various of Guy Merlin Tindjou Ouandie, specialist in sustainable development and the environment, arranging plants
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Guy Merlin Tindjou Ouandie, specialist in sustainable development and the environment:
"The opinion we can have on used oil recycling is that it's a good thing that it's recycled, because used oils are hazardous liquid waste, which is not good for humans and living beings. So, it's very important that this liquid waste doesn't end up in nature, and that it's collected by experts, specialists and professionals in the field, so that it can be recycled and treated before being put back on the market. It's also a very good thing that these oils are recycled, as this contributes to the circular economy, which in turn creates jobs."
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Douala, Cameroon - 9 October 2024
13. Various of engineer Eric Tankeu handling a stove and oil
14. SOUNDBITE (French): Eric Tankeu, Founder of Tankeu Green Energy:
“The aim is to process all the used oil we have in our towns. But at the moment, we're trying to dispose of around five tonnes of oil every month.”
15. Wide of Suzanne Noubissie finishing cooking and removing her pan from the stove
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
A stove powered by recycled car oil is providing a cleaner and more affordable cooking option for households in Cameroon.
The innovation, designed by a local engineer, is also helping to reduce environmental pollution and health risks associated with traditional coal powered cooking methods.
STORYLINE
For several months now, Suzanne Noubissie, a housewife in Douala, Cameroon's economic capital, has been swapping her coal-burning stove for one that uses a recycled oil.
The device, designed by a Cameroonian engineer, is powered by waste vehicle oil and solar energy.
Noubissie says: “I've got fuel for less. You can get it at any price. I'm really satisfied, and the cooking is really fast. We women like speed and efficiency in the kitchen”.
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