Biodiesel
As an environmentally and socially conscious company, GDP manufactures and burns our own biodiesel fuel from recycled vegetable oil. As a reflection of our commitment to our community, not only do we collect waste vegetable oil from our partner restaurants, we also manufacture the fuel in our custom designed processing facility. Gordon Document Products is one of the first companies in the United States to manufacture biodiesel for its own use!
Perfect Circle is a renewable energy company making waves in the liquid fuels distribution market through biodiesel production made from restaurant yellow grease. Perfect Circle grows by soliciting restaurants for more deep fryer oil while continuing to look for more efficient means of collection, production, and distribution. Perfect Circle aims to be the largest yellow grease biodiesel producer in the Southeast region within the next five years.
Perfect Circle provides custom collection containers and systems that satisfy individual restaurant partner’s needs. We also plumb large collection areas such as food courts into central holding areas. This reduces the time and liability of tenants and property managers by allowing for more efficient yellow grease disposal.
Perfect Circle Renewable Energy was started by John Gordon at the encouragement of his son Spencer Gordon in 2005. John began collecting restaurant deep fryer oil and processing the fuel in his twenty-five year old office equipment company's warehouse at Gordon Document Products. Gordon Document Products began using the biodiesel in its company fleet in order to reduce its environmental impact and carbon footprint. In 2007, Spencer moved back to Atlanta to take the reins from his Dad. Since then the company has grown from 8 restaurants to more than 150 and from 1 biodiesel customer to more than 15.
Facts about Biodiesel
- Biodiesel burns up to 75% cleaner than petroleum based diesel fuel!
- Biodiesel is a better lubricant than petroleum-based diesel.
- Biodiesel can be run in ANY diesel engine with little or no conversion.


