Neste recycles ham fat from 145,000 Finnish households into diesel
The Ham Trick campaign exceeded Neste’s expectations - over 145,000 households in Finland recycle ham fat as renewable fuel.
Christmas is the time to eat ham in Finland. This year, Neste’s campaign to recycle the waste fat from hams exceeded all expectations. More than 145,000 Finnish households participated, four times as many as last year. Neste uses the waste fat to produce Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
A total of nearly 44,000 kg of ham fat was collected - enough raw material for Neste MY Renewable Diesel to drive 14 times around the world.
“This proves that recycling is valued very greatly in Finland, and people are willing to make an effort," says Osmo Kammonen, Senior Vice President, Communications and Brand Marketing at Neste.
Neste uses the Christmas ham waste fat to produce Neste MY Renewable Diesel, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% over the lifecycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel.
