Buffalo Biodiesel

What Buffalo Biodiesel does

Buffalo Biodiesel Inc. is a privately held U.S. used cooking oil (UCO) recycling company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York, with its primary processing facility in Tonawanda. The company collects used cooking oil from restaurants, grocery stores, food manufacturers, and government entities, processes it at its Tonawanda plant into renewable fuel feedstock, and sells the refined output to partner refineries for conversion into biodiesel and jet fuel. The company is also planning to expand into renewable natural gas (RNG) production via two newly funded facilities. As of 2025, Buffalo Biodiesel serves more than 30,000 restaurant and business suppliers across 15 U.S. states using a fleet of over 200 vehicles operating from 8 collection/distribution stations, and reported collecting approximately 7,000,000 gallons of UCO in 2025.

The company's core technology stack centers on its RADAR Monitoring System—an IoT sensor installed in customer collection containers that transmits oil-level data daily and triggers automated pickups without customer-initiated contact—and the MyTankApp customer portal that exposes real-time tank readings and pickup status to restaurant operators. These systems sit alongside an internal SRM portal used for route management and account operations. Buffalo Biodiesel operates an asset-heavy, vertically integrated logistics and processing model, with collection, transport, refining, and sales handled in-house or through exclusive multi-year relationships with refineries. The company holds ISCC sustainability certification and operates under NYSDEC Part 360 and Part 364 permits.

Commercially, Buffalo Biodiesel generates revenue by purchasing UCO from restaurants (paying suppliers up to four times per year based on collection volume) and reselling the processed feedstock into the renewable fuels value chain. There are no collection, disposal, or equipment fees charged to suppliers; containers are provided free of charge, and customers are typically locked into 5-year exclusive contracts. In October 2025, the company secured a $300 million growth partnership with Verite Capital Partners to fund geographic expansion from 15 to 25 eastern states spanning Montreal to Miami, construction of two RNG plants, and creation of over 600 new jobs, while simultaneously transitioning to a new executive leadership team.

Name

Buffalo Biodiesel

Legal name

Buffalo Biodiesel Inc.

Website

https://buffalobiodiesel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Buffalo Biodiesel collects used cooking oil from over 30,000 restaurants across 15 eastern U.S. states, processing it at its Tonawanda facility into renewable fuel feedstock for biodiesel and planned renewable natural gas production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Oil Recycling Services

NAICS

Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAAAHAC

Biodiesel (FAME) Production

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Bioenergy, Natural Gas & Biomass/Biofuels Production (Ethanol, Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, SAF)

SECONDARYEUAAAEAH

Biogas/RNG Plant Development, EPC & Project Delivery

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Bioenergy, Natural Gas & Biomass/Biogas & Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Production (AD, Landfill Gas, Wastewater Gas)

SECONDARYEUACAIAD

Anaerobic Digestion Biogas Power (Agricultural & Industrial AD)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Electric Power Generation/Biomass & Biogas Power Generation (Waste-to-Energy, Landfill Gas)

Keywords

• Used cooking oil recycling
• Biodiesel feedstock production
• Waste oil collection services
• Renewable fuel feedstock
• Cooking grease recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Used Cooking Oil Purchase: Purchase used cooking oil (UCO) from restaurants and businesses at negotiated rates. Payments made up to 4 times per year based on collection volumes.
2. Renewable Fuel Feedstock Sales: Processed used cooking oil is sold to partner refineries where it is converted into biodiesel and jet fuel. Revenue derived from volume of refined feedstock sold.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Buffalo Biodiesel operates a vertically integrated used cooking oil (UCO) collection and processing operation. It places free metal containers at restaurants and food businesses, collects the waste oil via scheduled routes or RADAR-triggered automatic pickups, processes the collected UCO at its Tonawanda facility into renewable fuel feedstock, and sells that feedstock to partner refineries for conversion into biodiesel and jet fuel. The company pays its restaurant suppliers for the waste oil, retaining no collection or service fees.

Product overview

Buffalo Biodiesel operates a vertically integrated used cooking oil (UCO) recycling platform consisting of multiple interconnected services. The core offering is a collection service that provides free metal containers to restaurants, collects UCO on a scheduled or radar-triggered basis, and pays customers for their waste oil. This collected oil is processed at the company's Tonawanda facility into renewable fuel feedstock for conversion to biodiesel and jet fuel. As part of the service, Buffalo Biodiesel offers the RADAR Monitoring System—an IoT sensor that automatically alerts the company when containers need pickup—and the MyTankApp customer portal for real-time tank monitoring. The company is also expanding into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production with two planned facilities. An internal SRM portal supports operations management. The company holds ISCC certification for sustainability verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Used Cooking Oil Collection Service
• Biodiesel/Renewable Fuel Feedstock

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,202,500,000 lbs of CO2 reduced in 2025 through recycling 7,000,000 gallons of UCO
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• New York State Department of Environmental ConservationcoreOthers · 21 October 2025Regulatory partnership for Part 360 permit application and Part 364 Waste Transporter Permit renewal enabling continued operations in New York State. Multi-month collaborative effort for environmental compliance.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major U.S. environmental services provider with food waste and used cooking oil collection programs. Broader incumbent serving restaurants with waste services but lacks the focused UCO-to-biodiesel specialization of Buffalo Biodiesel.
• Waste Management: Largest North American waste services company with organic waste and grease collection capabilities. Broad incumbent with overlapping restaurant services but does not specialize in UCO-to-biodiesel feedstock conversion.
• Neste: Global leader in renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production, with significant UCO feedstock procurement. Comparable as a downstream buyer and indirect competitor for UCO supply, though operates primarily at the refining step Buffalo Biodiesel feeds into.
• Greenergy: International waste-based biodiesel producer and fuel supplier with UCO sourcing operations. Broader incumbent in the renewable diesel value chain that competes for UCO feedstock supply and downstream offtake relationships.

Direct peers

• Darling Ingredients: Largest publicly traded rendering and used cooking oil collector globally (Diamond Green Diesel joint venture with Valero for renewable diesel). Directly comparable to Buffalo Biodiesel's UCO collection and feedstock processing model, but at significantly larger scale and with integrated refining.
• Valley Proteins: Privately held rendering and UCO collection company operating across the eastern United States. Directly comparable business model: collects used cooking oil from restaurants, processes into fats/oils for feed and fuel markets, with similar SMB customer base and geographic footprint.
• Baker Commodities: Rendering and used cooking oil collection company (now part of Darling Ingredients). Historically a direct UCO collection peer with comparable restaurant customer base and rendering operations feeding into renewable fuel markets.
• Mahoney Environmental: Used cooking oil collection and grease trap services company serving restaurants across multiple U.S. states. Closely comparable service model and SMB restaurant customer base, with similar focus on UCO recycling for renewable fuel feedstock.

Emerging players

• GreenShift Commodities: Smaller-scale UCO collection and biofuel feedstock supplier. Comparable niche focus on UCO-to-renewable fuel conversion but at materially smaller scale and more limited geographic footprint than Buffalo Biodiesel.

Regional players

• Saria Group: European leader in rendering and used cooking oil collection, operating across multiple countries. Comparable business model and customer base, but primarily competes in European geography rather than the U.S. eastern seaboard.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/buffbiodiesel
• Facebookfacebook.com/BuffaloBiodieselInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buffalo-biodiesel-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/buffalobiodiesel_official

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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