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Chicago Parks Fight Hand Sanitizer Shortage Through Innovative Biodiesel Partnership

An unlikely partnership has enabled the Chicago Park District to produce enough much-needed hand sanitizer to keep its employees and park visitors safe during the pandemic.

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The Chicago Park District wanted to make sure there were enough sanitation supplies to protect the public and its employees. Fortuitously, its use of biodiesel to power its fleet provided a key ingredient for hand sanitizer.

Read more about how the agency worked with the Illinois Soybean Association to come up with an innovative solution to the sanitizer shortage.

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Published Aug 21, 2020 8am EDT / 5am PDT / 1pm BST / 2pm CEST

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