Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. (BBD), a national collector and processor of used cooking oil (UCO), announced on September 30, 2026, its expansion into the Texas market, beginning with collection operations in Kilgore. The move follows the recent issuance of the company's Part 360 solid waste management permit by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which provides operational certainty for its Tonawanda, New York facility.
The company is executing a scaled entry into the East Texas region, anchored in Kilgore. To maintain immediate processing continuity, limited quantities of UCO collected in Texas are being transported to BBD's fully permitted, 300,000-gallon-per-week facility in Tonawanda. However, this long-haul logistics framework is described as a temporary bridge to a larger Southern infrastructure initiative.
"Securing our long-term operating permit in Tonawanda gave us the green light to aggressively push our borders outward," said Frank V. Balon, President and Chief Legal Officer of Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. "While we are successfully shipping high-yield material from Kilgore back to our New York headquarters today, our vision is regional processing. We are already in the planning stages for new processing plants in Alabama and Georgia, which will be modeled directly after the success and scale of our Tonawanda facility."
The planned facilities in Alabama and Georgia will serve as high-capacity processing hubs for the expanding Southern collection routes. By replicating the Tonawanda plant's infrastructure, Buffalo Biodiesel aims to localize its processing footprint, significantly reducing transportation mileage, lowering carbon emissions associated with logistics, and providing a direct, high-volume supply of refined feedstock to the regional advanced biofuel market.
This expansion matters because it signals a shift toward regional processing in the renewable energy sector, which could reduce the carbon intensity of biofuel supply chains and support local economies. For the industry, it demonstrates how companies are scaling operations to meet growing demand for sustainable feedstocks. For readers, it highlights the ongoing transformation of waste into valuable resources, contributing to a circular economy.
Buffalo Biodiesel, founded in 2005, is a national leader in the circular economy, specializing in the recovery and transformation of UCO and agricultural waste streams into renewable fuels and advanced materials. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, with operations spanning 15 states, the company is dedicated to building sustainable, closed-loop industrial ecosystems that reduce carbon emissions and drive economic growth. More information is available at www.buffalobiodiesel.com.
