Thumb BioEnergy

Thumb BioEnergy, Michigan’s premier biodiesel producer and used cooking oil collector. As a service provider as well as a fuel manufacturer, we have a two part process that comprises our business.

Used Cooking Oil

At Thumb BioEnergy, we provide Michigan restaurants with fast and responsive used cooking oil collection. We excel in this field by being a local, Michigan-owned company that updates our collection routes daily to better serve our customers. We pay our customers on the spot after every collection and provide them with a weight ticket to show exactly how much oil we collected.

Biofuel Energy

After we’ve collected used cooking oil it is taken to our production facility in Sandusky, Michigan where it is cleaned up and processed into Grade 1B Biodiesel to ASTM standards. Our biodiesel is then sold throughout the Thumb of Michigan to various oil companies and farmer cooperatives.

Locally Produced Biofuels

• Reduce foreign oil dependency
• Protect our environment
• Create Local Jobs

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide an exceptional used cooking oil collection service to our restaurant partners and to provide a high-quality biodiesel product to the local community.

Quality Policy

To ensure our customers have confidence they are receiving biodiesel which meets and exceeds ASTM D6751 standards every time.

Our Story

Thumb BioEnergy began collecting used cooking oil in 2009 to produce biodiesel for a sand and gravel company near Applegate, MI.  It started out small, working its way to nearly 150 restaurants by 2011.  Establishing restaurant partnerships was the main driving force to grow Thumb BioEnergy; more used cooking oil meant producing more biodiesel.  As the company grew, it was time to move to a larger building which landed them into the industrial park in Sandusky, MI.  In 2014, Thumb BioEnergy became certified as a BQ9000 Producer to show their commitment to providing high-quality biodiesel to the Thumb area and beyond.  Thumb BioEnergy currently services over 800 restaurants in Michigan and continues to grow each year!

OUR SERVICE GUARANTEE

• We pay you “at market” or “above market” prices for used cooking oil
• We pay with a debit card or company check at time of pickup
• We provide you a weigh ticket/receipt of the transaction showing pounds collected and dollars paid
• We provide low profile collection bins (free) to make oil dumping easy
• At a small charge we can provide a motorized-fryer oil transport (M-FOT) for safe, easy and clean fryer oil management.
• We recycle your oil locally here in Michigan with employees who may be your customers
• We will keep the collection bin and area cleaner than we found it.

Where to Buy Thumb Premium Biodiesel

We are proud to bring Thumb Premium Biodiesel to the farmers and motorists of Michigan’s Thumb and beyond. Thumb Premium biodiesel can be purchased in Sanilac, Tuscola, Lapeer, St Clair, and Huron counties.