The Boston Business Journal reports a group of local hotels, including the Seaport and the Lenox are working together to convert their waste oil to biofuel. Staff writer Jackie Noblett reports:

Seaport Boston joined the Saunders Hotel Group and the Ramada Inn Boston to work with Wachusett BIO-MASS to convert the oil into biodiesel. The use of pure biodiesel instead of oil from fossil fuels can reduce carbon emissions by 74 percent. Seaport has already purchased a laundry truck that operates on biodiesel.