Fluor's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) team found a novel way to turn discarded cooking oil into a cash-saving, environmentally-friendly operation. Instead of paying for the used cooking oil's disposal, it was converted into biodiesel and repurposed to fuel the base's solid waste incinerators. The safer alternative to traditional fuel saved the U.S. government more than $1 million. This was the first time the program had been successfully implemented at a Department of Defense Contingency location.

Fluor outperformed biodiesel conversion estimates by 10% in the program's inaugural year, achieving a cost avoidance of more than $1 million in just 16 months. The program was originally estimated to save the U.S. government almost $700,000 in its first year of operation.

Using biodiesel to fuel the incinerators is a much safer option than traditional methods. Biodiesel is both biodegradable and non-flammable. While JP8, the type of jet fuel used at the base, has a flashpoint of 98°F, biodiesel has a flashpoint of 300°F. Explosion-proof motors used on the new equipment made the product safer as well in the event of a short in the machine.

Turning thousands of gallons of waste into environmentally-conscious fuel also significantly reduced the project's environmental impact. According to the California Air Resources Board, burning biodiesel instead of traditional fuel sources decreases carbon emissions by 92%.