Why airlines care about kitchen oil
HEFA-SAF can be produced from waste oils. Europe and other offtake markets reward used cooking oil that is not from high-risk sources. Double-counting and fake UCO have already been a global problem. Traceability is the product.
What this means for an Indian restaurant
You still sell UCO the same way. The difference is that serious buyers will pay more for lots with generator identity, dates, and no mixing with virgin oil. A marketplace record is the cheap way to provide that.
Aggregator discipline
Do not blend unknown drums into a 'SAF grade' tanker. Keep hotel and QSR streams separate from unverified street collection if you want a premium.
Sell traceable UCO on BioTradX
List used cooking oil with business identity and volume history. That is how Indian UCO participates in the SAF feedstock conversation instead of remaining informal waste.