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Keene State College and the City of Keene have been using 20% biodiesel (B20) in their respective fleets since 2002, and have collaborated since 2004 in a scientific research study to examine the impact of biodiesel fuel on occupational and environmental exposures. As a further commitment to biodiesel fuel alternatives, the College is proposing creation of a collaborative organization to manufacture high quality biodiesel fuel from waste grease from Keene State College and local restaurants in Keene, NH, and then distribute this biodiesel for use by KSC, the City of Keene, and other potential local consumers, such as local school districts or regional distributors. The local manufacture of biodiesel will remove price and availability barriers in southwestern New Hampshire, leading to new applications of biodiesel, use of higher percentage blends in existing applications, produce health benefits to the community and extend KSC’s current biodiesel research into new exposures. This organization will embody a “first in the nation” private/public/college sector collaboration that connects resource conservation, waste minimization, and health risk reduction with a sustainable economic/ecological model.